/siluriformes/callichthyidae/gastrodermus/latus/1.jpg "Gastrodermus latus")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Gastrodermus latus (Pearson, 1924) |
| Common Names | Wide Cory Bred Pansermalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Lagoons, Lago Rojoagua [Rogoagua], Río Beni basin, Upper Amazon system, Beni, Bolivia, elevation 500-1500 feet. |
| Pronunciation | gas trow derr muss |
| Etymology | This specific epithet refers to its wide (latus=wide, broad) body. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 52mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Beni River basin in Bolivia. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Beni (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| pH | 6.0 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | This species will readily accept all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data. |
| Furniture | Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle these fishes. |
| Compatibility | A peaceful, shoaling, community fish. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Indiana University Studies v. 11 (no. 64), pp 19, Pl. 3 (fig. 1). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.1581.446 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:45 (species record created: 2006 Nov 27 10:07) |
