Etymology
dens (lat.) - tooth, tectus (lat.) - covered, concealed, disguised
Classification
Synonyms
Length (total)
approx. 15 cm
Body height
very flat
Mouth
schmale Maulöffnun
Jaw
sehr klein, wenig Zähne, verdeckt mehrere Reihen
Breeding behavior
lip breeder
Similar Genus
Additional literatur
- H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" S.630-631
Internet sources
- Salazar, M.F.J.; Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1982 "Dentectus barbarmatus, a new genus and species of mailed catfish from the Orinoco Basin of Venezuela (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Beaufortia, Vol. 32 No. 8, P. 125)
- Covain, R. & Fisch-Muller, S., 2007 "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (Zootaxa, No. 1462, P. 1)
Species
Species
Country
Origin
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
(cm)
T.
(°C)
(°C)
Bree
ding
ding
Dentectus barbarmatus
Salazar, Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1982
Venezuela
río Salinas, rio Parguaza, rio Pao Viejo, río Guanare, Llanos
(Cojedes)
Salazar, Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1982
Venezuela
río Salinas, rio Parguaza, rio Pao Viejo, río Guanare, Llanos
(Cojedes)
15
100
25 - 29
unknown
One entry found.
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for the pictures
Yecid Rojas-Molina
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