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Acestridium colombiense in Colombia

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Acestridium colombiense   Retzer, 2005
Family:	Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) , subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	5.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 54475)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical
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Resilience:
Distribution:	South America: Colombia. Acestridium colombiensis is only known from Río Inirida, (Orinoco Basin), Guainia State of Colombia. This record is the first for a species of Acestridium in Colombia.
Diagnosis:	Distinguished from its congeners by a unique combination of characters: two unpaired median pre-dorsal plates, body width 10.0-13.0% of post-dorsal fin length, inter-orbital distance between 10.6-13.0% of post-dorsal fin length, inter-orbital distance between 25.0-29.0% of eye-to-dorsal fin length; low number of jaw teeth (12-15 teeth in upper left jaw, 9-13 in lower left jaw), and pre-dorsal fin body pigmentation not formed into distinct lines between longitudinal rows of odontodes (Ref. 54475).
Biology:
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Fisch-Muller, Sonia
Main Ref:	Retzer, M.E.. 2005. (Ref. 54475)
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Colombia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known only from Rio Inirida (Orinoco basin) in Guainia State (Ref. 54475). This species represents the first record of Acestridium in Colombia (Ref. 54475).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/co.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Retzer, M.E., 2005
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	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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