Pair (male to right)
Ventral view (male)
Ventral view (female)
Male with brood
Egg clutch
Fry
Fry
Male with eggs
Close-up of eggs (day 4)
Female
Egg clutch (day 8)
Thirty day old fry (18mm)
Close-up of eggs (day 10)
Male carrying eggs
Video - one day old fry
Video - one month old fry
Ventral view
Juveniles; Dorsal view
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| Scientific Name | Pseudohemiodon sp. `MARBLED` |
| Common Name | Marbled Chameleon Whiptail |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Pronunciation | seu doh hem ee oh don |
| Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, hemi = half + Greek, odous = teeth Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon, Upper Amazon, Itaya (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, San Alejandro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| pH | 6.4 - 7.4 |
| Temperature | 25.0-29.0°C or 77-84.2°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | These fish prefer to bury themselves in areas of gentle laminar current. Provide well oxygenated, fairly soft water at around 100-300 μS/cm with as few nitrates as possible. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Evers H. & Seidel I. (2005) Catfish Atlas 1. Mergus, Germany. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. sp. `MARBLED` on PlanetCatfish.com |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.34.1824 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |