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Family Overview |
Pronounced | Sko low PLACID Day |
Family Common Name | Spiny Dwarf Catfishes |
Features | Small size, upward facing eyes. Row of spines / scutes running along the ridge of the fishes back from the base of the dorsal to the base of the caudal fin. |
Common Names | These fish are very rare imports and therefore common names are yet to emerge. |
Size | Smallest 12mm, largest 20mm, average 15mm, most commonly 15mm. All SL. |
Species | There are 6 "species" in 1 genus in the database |
Keepers | 0 species (0.0%) are being kept by registered keepers |
Distribution | South America
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Top Five Genera (by keepers) |
1. | Scoloplax | 6 species | (0 keepers) |
Alphabetic Species List (Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred) |
1. | Scoloplax baileyi | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
2. | | (i:3, k:0, b:0) |
3. | Scoloplax dicra | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
4. | Scoloplax distolothrix | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
5. | | (i:1, k:0, b:0) |
6. | | (i:1, k:0, b:0) |