Acestridium martini

Retzer, Nico & Provenzano, 1999
Acestridium martini
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Whiptail Catfish
Length (total)
approx.  7 cm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
pH
5.0 - 7.0

Amazonas (BRA) Amazonas (VEN)

Brazil, Venezuela

río Casiquare | rio Demini ⇒ rio Negro → Amazonas → Atlantic NE ↓ río Autana → río Sipapo → río Orinoco → Caribic ↓

[ 5.764,-67.489 ]
Map to Acestridium martini
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Algaes!
Eats plants
not known
Animal care
difficult
unknown
 
 
 
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
  • Retzer, M.E., Nico, L.G. & Provenzano R., F. , 1999 "Two new species of Acestridium (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from southern Venezuela, with observations on camouflage and color change" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 313
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 1 (2002) P.294 - 295
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 2 (2005) P.304 - 305
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
Mitsuhiro Iwamoto
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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