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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pseudohemiodon laticeps (Regan, 1904) |
| Common Name | Giant Whiptail Catfish |
| Type Locality | Paraguay. |
| Pronunciation | seu doh hem ee oh don - lat ee seps |
| Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, hemi = half + Greek, odous = teeth |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 298mm or 11.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The most commonly available spade catfish. |
| Sexing | Unknown. Being a lip-brooder, differences in the formation of the suckermouth fringes may be observed. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Uruguay, Paraná and Paraguay River basins. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná Delta (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| pH | 6.5 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Requires fastidiously maintained water quality. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Algae wafers, sinking tablets, frozen bloodworm and frozen brineshrimp are all sought out. User data. |
| Furniture | Large open expanses of sand are required, at least the length of the fish squared. Floating plants will help the fish settle but are not mandatory. Rooted plants will not stay that way for long however. |
| Compatibility | Peaceful and not territorial even among it's own kind. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Any non-bottom dwellers, this species needs its substrate. Larger established spade catfish will live happily in a South or Central American cichlid set-up. |
| Breeding | Has been spawned by German aquarists; no details currently available other than the species is a lip-brooder. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1), pp 295, Pl. 20 (fig. 1). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 5 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Nov 08 05:19 (species record created: 2001 Apr 29 00:00) |