Description

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 6. Dorsal series of lateral scutes on both sides not meeting along the middorsal line between the end of dorsal-fin base and the adipose fin; both tooth lobes approximately equal size; orbital diameter 12.0-14.7% HL (Ref. 42856).

Common Names

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Makkarapleko , Finnish , Finland

半下口鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

半下口鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

巴西蹄形甲鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

巴西蹄形甲鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Cascudinho , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Cascudo , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Cascudo barbado , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Cascudo espinho , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Cascudo pardo , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Cascudo piririca , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Couraçado , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Mãe de anhã , Portuguese (Native) , Brazil

Anhã , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Loricariidae

Genus: Hemipsilichthys

Species: Hemipsilichthys gobio (Lütken, 1874)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Occurs in small rivers, with clear water, moderate to strong current, and a substrate of rocks, loose stones and gravel (Ref. 57859).

Habitat

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demersal