Dicrossus Gladicauda
📖 Overview
Found in a typical blackwater habitat with clear, acidic and very soft tea-colored water, with total and temporary hardness
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Distinguished from all congeners by the conspicuously asymmetrical caudal fin characterized by the long filamentous streamer of its dorsal lobe in adult males. Most similar to Dicrossus filamentosus, but can be differentiated by having a lyreate caudal fin, both the marginal rays of the dorsal and the ventral part of caudal fin are distally produced into a filamentous streamer .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Dicrossus Gladicauda is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Dicrossus Gladicauda is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Dicrossus Gladicauda is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 4.4 - ?. Tropical; 24°C - ? South America: lower río Atabapo drainage in Colombia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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