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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Lasiancistrus sp. (L058) , 1990 |
| Common Names | L058, Araguari Half Fin Pleco Araguari Halvfinnesugemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Rio Araguari, Amapá, Brazil |
| Pronunciation | LASS ee an SISS truss |
| Etymology | Greek, lasios, -a, -on = hairy + Greek, agkistron = hook |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 130mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Adult Lasiancistrus can be separated from all other loricariids by the presence of whisker-like odontodes on the cheeks. In addition, they have evertible cheek odontodes; three rows of plates on the caudal peduncle; and a modified, bar-shaped opercle. The caudal fin is slightly emarginate to forked, with the lower lobe longer than upper. Nuptial males have tentacules on the pectoral-fin spines longer than their associated odontodes; and transluscent tentacules on the snout that have odontodes associated with them. Nuptial males lack hypertrophied odontodes on top of the head and lack long, bristle-like odontodes on the leading edge of the pectoral-fin spine. Shares the same shape and basic colouration as L033 but L058 has much smaller fine white spots. |
| Sexing | Snout of nuptial males almost square (vs. rounded in females and juveniles). Adult males of most species (except Lasiancistrus tentaculatus) with whisker-like odontodes at anterolateral corner of snout; males of L. tentaculatus have tentacules instead of whisker-like odontodes along anterior margin of snout. Nuptial males have tentacules longer than their associated odontodes on the pectoral-fin spine. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Brazil: Rio Araguari La Plata, Paraná, Paranaíba, Araguari (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | DATZ 2/1990, pp 115-118. Aqualog shows a very different species. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Last Update | 2022 Jan 13 13:32 (species record created: 2006 Dec 09 07:49) |