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| Scientific Name | Planiloricaria cryptodon (Isbrücker, 1971) |
| Common Names | Spoon Face Whiptail Maulbruetender Hexenwels (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Río Ucayali, near Pucallpa, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Pseudohemiodon cryptodon |
| Pronunciation | PLAN ee lorry KAR ee ah - krip toe dawn |
| Etymology | (Latin)Planus=Flat + (Latin)lorica, loricare=cuirass of corslet of leather(a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Articles |  - CotM  2020 March |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 215mm or 8.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Amazon drainage, Ucayali, Purus, and Mamoré River basins. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Purus (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.2 |
| Temperature | 22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | dH 2-10. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There are 3 breeding reports, read them all here. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bonner Zoologische Beiträge v. 21 (no. 3/4) (1970), pp 278, Figs. 3-8. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 31 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 17 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Sep 22 06:12 (species record created: 2001 Jun 03 00:00) |