Scoloplax Baskini
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; This species was found among leaf litter in small clearwater tributaries of the middle part of rio Aripuanã .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 25 - 27. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following unique characters: ventral midline plates between the anus and caudal peduncle has 2 longitudinal parallel rows of odontodes not covered by skin; all rays of pectoral and pelvic fins simple, unbranched; large specimens with odontodes in abdominal area between pelvic-fin bases and immediately anterior to genital papilla; mesethmoid has a thickened triangular anterior process; and larger specimens with small odontodes on first and second pelvic-fin rays .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Scoloplax Baskini is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 5°S - 6°S, 60°W - South America: Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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