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Name
Scientific name
Laemolyta taeniata
Described by
Authority Kner, Year 1858, Bracketed
Family
Anostomidae
Common names
Striped Headstander
Photograph credits
All 5 credited
Summary
The striped headstander, Laemolyta taeniata, is an anostomid from the central Amazon basin, also recorded from the Orinoco system in Venezu…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
288mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 60 cm, Water movement Low: still or sluggish water
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–28°C, pH 4–7.5
Hardness
1–12dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Amazon, Ampiyacu, Guaporé, Madeira, Manite, Nanay, Negro, Orinoco, Solimões, Tocantins
Writing
Etymology
taeniata: from the Latin taeniatus, meaning 'beribboned'.
Distribution
Native to the central portion of the Amazon basin but the full extent of its range is somewhat unclear. Type locality is 'Rio Guaporé, Manaus, Mato Grosso, Bra…
Habitat
Something of a habitat generalist and has been collected from smaller tributaries, main river channels, oxbows and floodplain lakes, and typically migrates int…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 120 ∗ 60 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.
Maintenance
Décor is relatively unimportant and maintenance simple provided water flow is not too strong and lighting not bright. A natural-style arrangement could consist…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
This species is an omnivorous grazer browsing solid surfaces for algae, insect larvae and other small items in nature. In the aquarium it should be offered sma…
Behaviour and compatibility
Relatively peaceful towards conspecifics and best maintained in a group comprising four or more specimens in a large community of peaceful, comparably-sized fi…
Sexual dimorphism
Unconfirmed but presumably mature females grow slightly larger and are rounder-bellied than males.
Reproduction
Unrecorded.
Notes
L. taeniata is the largest-growing and second most widely-distributed member of the genus although it's a rarely-seen in the aquarium trade. It can be distingu…
References
References
2 on this profile