Acestridium discus • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Ventral view showing scutes
Dorsal view of head

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Acestridium discus** Haseman, 1911
Common Name	Whiptail Catfish
Type Locality	Igarapé de Cachoeira Grande, near Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Species Information
Size	67mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Acestridium was diagnosed by Schaefer (1991) based on the following characters: ten principal caudal-fin rays; plates at anterior snout margin forming conspicuous spatulate projection; head and body very slender, depressed; dorsal surface of head and trunk with longitudinal ridges; dorsal fin placed posteriorly, well beyond pelvic fin and just anterior to anal-fin origin; adipose fin absent; dermal plates anterior to first dorsal-fin proximal radial expanded, bearing ventromedial keel contacting the dorsal margin of the neural arches of the vertebrae six through twelve; and ridge of bone on the ventral surface of the lateral ethmoid contacting the metapterygoid channel reflected mesially.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Lower Negro River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Temperature	26.0-30.0°C or 78.8-86°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	These fish graze on algae and aufwuchs and will accept Artemia nauplia as an alternative. Despite this over several months they will often become progressively thinner which is indicative of a deficient diet.
Furniture	In nature, this fish inhabits grassy, cool, shady, swampy creeks (according to Haseman, 1911).
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 7 (nos 3-4) (17), pp 319, Pls. 50 (fig. 1), 51.
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Last Update	2019 Sep 22 08:03 (species record created: 2006 Aug 21 02:09)