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Name
Scientific name
Psalidodon balbus
Described by
Authority Myers, Year 1927, Bracketed
Family
Characidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 4 credited
Summary
Psalidodon balbus is a small characid known only from upper Paraná basin headwaters in the Federal District and Goiás, central Brazil. Most…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
50mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Paraná, São Bartolomeu
Writing
Etymology
Psalidodon: from the Ancient Greek ψαλίς (psalís), meaning 'scissors', and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning 'tooth'. balbus: from the Latin balbus, meaning 'stuttering',…
Distribution
Known only from headwaters of the upper Paraná river basin in the Federal District plus the neighbouring state of Goiás, central Brazil. Type locality is 'Plan…
Habitat
At the localities listed in 'Distribution' P. balbus was collected alongside a number of other species including Steindachnerina insculpta, Characidium gomesi,…
Aquarium size
Not written yet
Maintenance
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Water conditions
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Diet
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Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
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Reproduction
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Notes
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References
References
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