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Name

Scientific name

Anostomus ternetzi

Described by

Authority Fernández-Yépez, Year 1949

Family

Anostomidae

Common names

Gold-Striped Headstander, Ternetz's Anostomus, Goldstreifenkopfsteher

Photograph credits

All 2 credited

Summary

The gold-striped headstander, Anostomus ternetzi, is an anostomid from the Río Orinoco system and coastal Guyana, Suriname and French Guian…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

125mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–28°C, pH 5.5–7.5

Hardness

1–15dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Territorial

Social needs

Solitary or specimen

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Apure, Caura, Essequibo, Mavaca, Mazaruni, Orinoco

Writing

Etymology

Anostomus: from the Greek ano- (Gr. ἀνά-), meaning 'up, upward', and stóma (Gr. στόμα), meaning 'mouth', in reference to the upturned mouthparts possessed by m…

Distribution

This species is widely-distributed in the Río Orinoco system in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, plus coastal river drainages in Guyana, Suriname and French Gui…

Habitat

Typically found in rocky areas at the edge of fast-flowing stretches of rivers and streams where it grazes on algae and small invertebrates.

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Aquarium size

A tank with base dimensions of 120 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.

Maintenance

A biotope-style set-up could consist of a sandy substrate, piles of smooth rocks and driftwood roots and branches, some of which should penetrate the water sur…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Omnivorous but primarily a herbivore. Offer small live and frozen foods as well as plenty of vegetable matter in the form of blanched spinach, lettuce, cucumbe…

Behaviour and compatibility

Although it occurs in large shoals in nature, it tends to be very quarrelsome with conspecifics if only a few individuals are kept. It can be maintained in gro…

Sexual dimorphism

Unknown.

Reproduction

Unrecorded.

Notes

Anostomus currently contains five valid species though only A. anostomus and A. ternetzi are well-known in the aquarium hobby. A phylogentic study by Sidlauska…

References

References

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