/siluriformes/loricariidae/lithoxus/lithoides/1.jpg "Lithoxus lithoides")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/lithoxus/lithoides/2.jpg "Lithoxus lithoides")
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| Scientific Name | Lithoxus lithoides Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Amatuk, Guyana. |
| Pronunciation | lith OX uss |
| Etymology | Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, oxys = sharp |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 86mm or 3.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Lithoxus is a genus of small, rheophilic loricariids that are externally characterized by a strongly dorsoventrally depressed body, a large round oral disk, and small tooth cups with few teeth. |
| General Remarks | Inhabits stony rivulets; clings to rocks in the rapids. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Essequibo and upper Correntyne River basins. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Corintijns, Upper Corentijns (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Temperature | 18.0-22.0°C or 64.4-71.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Insectivore. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 242, Pl. 29 (figs. 1-4). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.183.1334 | |
| Last Update | 2019 Oct 05 03:26 (species record created: 2006 Dec 25 09:15) |
