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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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:12 (species record created: 2001 Jun 03 00:00)