Biology:Aspidoras rochai
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| Aspidoras rochai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Aspidoras |
| Species: | A. rochai
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspidoras rochai R. Ihering, 1907[2]
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Aspidoras rochai or loach catfish is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in coastal rivers in Ceará, Brazil .[1][3]
The fish will grow up to 4.4 centimetres (1.7 inches) in standard length. It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0–7.5 pH, a water hardness of up to 14 dGH, and a temperature range of 21–25 °C (70–77 °F). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs.[3]
See also
- List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio). (2021). "Aspidoras rochai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T186687A1816862. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/186687/1816862. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ↑ von Ihering, Rodolpho (1907). "Diversas especies novas de Peixes Nematognathas do Brazil". Notas Preliminares 1 (1): 31–34. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51436293.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Aspidoras rochai" in FishBase. June 2023 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3768023 entry
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