Dorsal view
Ventral view
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| Scientific Name | Acestridium martini Retzer, Nico & Provenzano, 1999 |
| Common Names | Dashed Whiptail Catfish Whiptail Catfish, Stiplet Grenmalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Caño Pozo Azul, tributary of Río Orinoco, near Balneario Pozo Azul, 5°45'49"N, 67°29'21"W, Orinoco Basin, Amazonas State, Venezuela, elevation 75 meters. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Etymology | Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 67mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Acestridium was diagnosed by Schaefer (1991) based on the following characters: ten principal caudal-fin rays; plates at anterior snout margin forming conspicuous spatulate projection; head and body very slender, depressed; dorsal surface of head and trunk with longitudinal ridges; dorsal fin placed posteriorly, well beyond pelvic fin and just anterior to anal-fin origin; adipose fin absent; dermal plates anterior to first dorsal-fin proximal radial expanded, bearing ventromedial keel contacting the dorsal margin of the neural arches of the vertebrae six through twelve; and ridge of bone on the ventral surface of the lateral ethmoid contacting the metapterygoid channel reflected mesially. Acestridium was diagnosed by Schaefer (1991) based on the following characters: ten principal caudal-fin rays; plates at anterior snout margin forming conspicuous spatulate projection; head and body very slender, depressed; dorsal surface of head and trunk with longitudinal ridges; dorsal fin placed posteriorly, well beyond pelvic fin and just anterior to anal-fin origin; adipose fin absent; dermal plates anterior to first dorsal-fin proximal radial expanded, bearing ventromedial keel contacting the dorsal margin of the neural arches of the vertebrae six through twelve; and ridge of bone on the ventral surface of the lateral ethmoid contacting the metapterygoid channel reflected mesially. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 10 (no. 4), pp 318, Figs. 3d-f. |
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| More Resources | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.197.4051 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |