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Name
Scientific name
Hemiancistrus subviridis
Described by
Authority Werneke, Sabaj Pérez, Lujan & Armbruster, Year 2005
Family
Loricariidae
Common names
Green Phantom Plec, L200
Photograph credits
Not recorded
Summary
Hemiancistrus subviridis is a suckermouth catfish from the upper Orinoco and Casiquiare drainages in southern Venezuela, where it lives in …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
150mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 26–30°C, pH 6–7.8
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
Not recorded
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Colombia, Venezuela, Casiquiare, Orinoco, Ventuari
Writing
Etymology
Hemiancistrus: from the Greek hemi, meaning 'half', and the genus name Ancistrus, for species that share some of the features of Ancistrus but not all of them.…
Distribution
Upper Orinoco and Casiquiare drainages in Amazonas state, Venezuela. It's known from the Orinoco upstream of the Atures rapids as far as the río Iguapo, from t…
Habitat
Found most often in the cracks and gaps between granite rocks in flowing water (Werneke et al., 2005). At one site on the upper Orinoco, 2 m deep and sampled i…
Aquarium size
Needs a tank of several hundred litres, especially for a breeding group (Collins, PFK).
Maintenance
Build the tank around rockwork, with rounded boulders, upright slabs of stone and plenty of cracks and caves. Provide more hiding places than there are fish, a…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
The gut contents of wild fish were mostly fine mineral and organic sediment, with fragments of moss, filamentous algae, wood, mayfly and midge larvae and insec…
Behaviour and compatibility
It's territorial, more so as it matures, and can be aggressive towards its own kind and other bottom-dwelling fish of a similar size (Collins, PFK). It's a lit…
Sexual dimorphism
Only mature fish in good condition can be sexed. Males grow larger than females and have a broader, heavier head, with thicker odontodes on the cheeks and pect…
Reproduction
Has been bred in the aquarium. It spawns in caves, so offer several of different sizes, such as clay caves, pipes or gaps in stacked rock. Fish start to breed …
Notes
First imported in 1995 and sold as L200, the green phantom plec, for ten years before it was described (Collins, PFK). L200 is also used for Baryancistrus dema…
References
References
No references