Ventral view
Dorsal view
Pectoral fin spine
Lateral view
Dorsal view
Close-up of caudal fin
Dorsal view
Close-up of rostrum
Close-up of ventral plates
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| Scientific Name | Acestridium triplax Rodriguez & Reis, 2007 |
| Common Names | Emerald Whiptail Catfish Whiptail Catfish, Smaragdgrenmalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Municipio de Juruti, igarapé Mutum, tributary to rio Aruã, a tributary to rio Branco, a tributary. to rio Aripiuns, itself a tributary to the lower rio Tapajós, 2°36'45''S, 56°11'37''W, Pará State, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Etymology | Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 56mm or 2.2" 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 Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós (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 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 5 (no. 4), pp 429, Figs. 1, 2A, 3A, 4A. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.197.2495 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |