/siluriformes/callichthyidae/gastrodermus/bilineatus/1.jpg "Gastrodermus bilineatus")
male specimen right after collecting/siluriformes/callichthyidae/gastrodermus/bilineatus/2.jpg "Gastrodermus bilineatus")
male specimen in phototank
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Gastrodermus bilineatus (Knaack, 2002) |
| Common Names | White Striped Cory Hvidstribet Pansermalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Chené, Santiesteban, Santa Cruz Dept., Bolivia |
| Pronunciation | gas trow derr muss |
| Etymology | This specific epithet refers to the specimen's two (bi=two) whitish lines (lineatus=line)that appear between black pigmented areas. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 50mm or 2" 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: Madeira River basin in Bolivia. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | This species will readily accept 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 are 2 breeding reports, read them all here. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Aquaristik aktuell (Germany) 4/2002, pp 52, Figs. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 34 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 12 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.1581.919 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2002 Oct 12 00:00) |