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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Aphanotorulus: Greek, aphanes = hidden + Latin, torulus, -i = muscle, little string (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 12468)
South America: upper Orinoco River (except the Rio Apure); the Essequibo River and its tributaries; the lower Amazon River including the Rio Negro, the Rio Tapajos, and the Rio Xingu.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36817)
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Lives under the roots of trees and among rocks, and they issue from their hiding places to the sand-banks to feed at night.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ray, C.K. and J.W. Armbruster, 2016. The genera Isorineloricaria and Aphanotorulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4072(5):501-539. (Ref. 129253)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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