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| Scientific Name | Schizolecis guentheri (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Ilha de São Sebastião, Estado de São Paulo, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Microlepidogaster guentheri, Microlepidogaster guntheri, Pseudotocinclus ribeiroi |
| Etymology | (Greek)Schizein=to divide + (Greek) lekis, -idos=a little plate. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Espirito Santo State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Sao Paulo State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Minas Gerais State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Rio de Janeiro State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Other Parameters | Inhabits streams with rocky and sandy bottom, mostly in shallows and backwaters up to 30 cm deep, with slow water flow (0.5-10 cm/sec). Before grazing on a patch with dense sediment, it makes wiggling head-down movements to dislodge sediment. When scrapping algae off the substrate, it makes vigorous mouth movements, and moves by jerky movements probably related to its mouth making alternate grazing and attaching to the substrate. Grazing leaves characteristic, parallel and elongated marks on the substrate. Density may reach about 0.09 fish.m-2 in stream stretches shaded by forest canopy and 0.15 fish.m-2 in sunned stretches. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Revista do Museu Paulista v. 10, pp 634 [6]. |
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| More Resources | |
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 | Look up S. guentheri on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.224.821 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |