 Summary of conta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | kon tah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identification | Conta can be distinguished from all other erethistids by the presence of a very long and narrow adhesive apparatus on its thorax about six times as it is long. It also has extremely narrow gill openings, a slender body, a serrated anterior margin on the dorsal fin spine, a papillate upper lip, and 9–10 anal fin rays. The eyes are small and located dorsolaterally.There is villiform (brush-like) teeth in both jaws. The pectoral fin spine is serrated anteriorly and posteriorly. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 49mm, largest 78mm, average 63mm, most commonly 78mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 2 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/siluriformes/sisoridae/conta/conta/1.jpg "Conta conta - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/sisoridae/conta/pectinata/1.jpg "Conta pectinata - Click for species page")