aquarium
📖 Overview
Overview information for aquarium is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 4. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: hypertrophied odontodes on cheeks reaching beyond the cleithrum, contacting mid-lateral plate rows; conspicuously elevated supraoccipital crest; slightly convex supraorbital crest; oblique bars on the anterior part of the body present; E-shaped mark on the snout present; three oblique dark bars on the anterior part of the body and horizontal vermicular bars from the pectoral girdle to the posterior insertion of the dorsal fin; thin light-gray bar on the posterior of the head extending across the branchial opening; tan background color; dentary with 5–8 teeth and 10–14 teeth on premaxilla; more developed suspensorium with a diminished appendix in the metapterygoid; robust dentary plate markedly fused with the angulo-articular bone; sharply angled adductor palatine crest; triangular-shaped diminute hyomandibula; contact of the posterior extremity of the adipose-fin base with the beginning of the dorsal caudal-fin lobe, a series of plate rows between the adipose posterior base and the anterior caudal; short maxillary barbels not reaching the edges of the lower lips .Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for aquarium is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for aquarium is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for aquarium is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical South America: Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Hypancistrus Parkateje is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for aquarium is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for aquarium has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🔍 Similar Species
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