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Name
Scientific name
Scleromystax salmacis
Described by
Authority Britto & Reis, Year 2005
Family
Callichthyidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 4 credited
Summary
Scleromystax salmacis is a small armoured catfish known only from the rios Mampituba and Araranguá in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
48mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A pair
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Araranguá, Cedro Alto, Mampituba, Ratones
Writing
Etymology
Scleromystax: from the Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós), meaning 'hard', and μύσταξ (mústaks), meaning 'upper lip'. salmacis: "named after the character of Ovid…
Distribution
Known only from the rios Mampituba and Araranguá, both coastal river systems in the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Type locality is 'Arroio Molha Co…
Habitat
In March 2002 the type locality comprised a small pool with slowly-moving, clear water, and a rocky substrate covered with a thin layer of mud. Vegetation cons…
Aquarium size
Not written yet
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Scleromystax spp. are foraging omnivores, and most will accept sinking dried foods as well as small live and frozen varieties such as chironomid larvae (bloodw…
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
This species can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: presence of only one perforated dorsolateral body plate (vs. none …
References
References
2 on this profile