/siluriformes/callichthyidae/hoplisoma/potaroense/1.jpg "Hoplisoma potaroense")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hoplisoma potaroense (Myers, 1927) |
| Common Names | Potaro Cory Potaro-pansermalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Creek below Potaro Landing (5°20'N, 59°05'W), Potaro R., Essequibo, Guyana. |
| Pronunciation | hop lee so mah - poe TAR oh en siss |
| Etymology | Named for the Potaro River in Guyana, where this species was found. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 41mm or 1.6" 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: Potaro River basin in Guyana. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo, Potaro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Will readily accepted 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 | Has been bred in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 68 (no. 3), pp 126. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.1580.623 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2001 Jun 02 00:00) |
