/siluriformes/doradidae/physopyxis/ananas/1.jpg "Physopyxis ananas")
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| Scientific Name | Physopyxis ananas de Sousa & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2005 |
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| Type Locality | Jutaí River, Solimões River basin, Amazonas State, Brazil (02°45'40''S; 66°47'59''W). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 22mm or 0.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Physopyxis can be distinguished from the other Doradidae by the miniature size (adults generally less than 31 mm SL) and a unique combination of additional features: extreme development of the exposed pectoral girdle; well developed coracoid process longer than the postcleithral process; anterior plate of the nuchal shield absent; dorsal spine serrated only along the basal portion of its anterior margin; two infraorbital bones in young that become fused into a single plate in adult specimens; pectoral spine reaching to base of anal fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Amazon (including Negro River) and Essequibo River basins Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view species occurence data on a map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 4), pp630, Figs. 5, 8c. |
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| Last Update | 2013 Feb 10 16:04 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 09:28) |
