Acestridium scutatum
Reis & Lehmann, 2009
scutum (lat.) = shield, because three series of abdominal bone plates
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 7 cm
Standard length (documented)
62.7 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
Habitat river width
5.00 - 20.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 1.50 m
Type of water
Black water
Flow
normal
Substrate
sand
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Algaes!
Algaes!
Eats plants
not known
Animal care
difficult
unknown
 
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Reis, R.E. & Lehmann, P.A., 2009 "Two New Species of Acestridium Haseman, 1911 (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Rio Madeira Basin, Brazil" (Copeia, Vol. 2009 No. 3, P. 446)
- Rodriguez, M.S.; Delapieve, M.L.S. & Reis, R.E., 2015 "Phylogenetic relationships of the species of Acestridium Haseman, 1911 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, P. 325)
- Londoño-Burbano, A. & Reis, R.E., 2021 "A combined molecular and morphological phylogeny of the Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with emphasis on the Harttiini and Farlowellini" (PlosOne)
- PCF
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