Acestridium dichromum • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Acestridium dichromum** Retzer, Nico & Provenzano, 1999
Common Names	Green Whiptail Green Whiptail Catfish
Type Locality	Tributaries of mid & upper Rio Orinoco & the Casiquiare drainage of the Rio Amazonas, Venezuela.
Pronunciation	die krow mum
Species Information
Size	63mm or 2.5" 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. This fish is unusual among suckermouths in its spectacular laser green colouration.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Tributaries of mid & upper Rio Orinoco & the Casiquiare drainage of the Rio Amazonas, Venezuela. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Casiquiare (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Middle Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Temperature	23.0-28.0°C or 73.4-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Requires a strong current.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Supplement algae by introducing algae covered rocks.
Compatibility	Sensitive and difficult to maintain it fairs best in a species tank.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 10 (no. 4)
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Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2013 Jul 19 18:48 (species record created: 2002 Jun 05 00:00)