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Pinocchio Whiptail Catfish

Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

Pinocchio Whiptail Catfish (Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus)
Photo: Carl H. Eigenmann / Waldo Lee McAtee · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Scientific name
Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus
Family
Loricariidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Loricariidae
Order
Siluriformes
Synonyms
Hemiodon acipenserinus

Origin

Native region
América do Sul

Water

Temperature
24–28 °C
pH
6–7
General hardness (GH)
2–12 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
13.5 cm
Minimum tank (volume)
68 L
Minimum tank (length)
75 cm

Behavior

Swimming level
Bottom
Diet
Carnivore

Care

Care difficulty
Moderate

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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