Acestridium
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A. colombiensis[2] |
Acestridium is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Loricariidae of order Siluriformes. The type species is Acestridium discus. The genus name is derived from latinised Greek 'agkistron' meaning hook.
Acestridium species are native to small streams of the Amazon region of South America.
Members of this genus typically are long and thin, or 'twiglike' and superficially resemble the genus Farlowella of the same family. Adult length is 5-7 cm and each species shows adaptation for camouflage in the water margins - bright green leaf like in Acestridium dichromum[3] and varigated brown in other species.[4]
Species of this genus are found in litter banks.[5]
[edit] Species key
Key to the species of Acestridium
[edit] See also
Thoughts on Acestridium dichromum in the aquarium (Japanese language)
[edit] References
- ^ "Acestridium". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 03 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- ^ Michael E. Retzer (2005). "[http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2005f/zt00972.pdf Description of a new species of Acestridium (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Colombia]".
- ^ Loricariidae :: Acestridium dichromum.
- ^ Acestridium discus picture.
- ^ M. F. Catarino, A. L. Val. "Abundance and distribution of fish in litter banks of the Amazon".
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