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'''''Apistoloricaria condei''''' is a species of [[Loricariidae|armored catfish]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Ecuador]] where it is found in the [[Napo River]] basin. This species can be found in turbid and dark waters, in moderately fast flowing streams, between {{convert|2|-|10|m|ft}} deep; no submerged vegetation is found here, and the bottom is made of sand, mud, dead leaves, twigs, branches, and trunks.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01462p040.pdf|title=The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis|first=Raphael|last=Covain|author2=Fisch-Muller, Sonia|journal=[[Zootaxa]]|volume=1462|pages=1–40|year=2007|format=PDF|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> This species grows to a length of {{convert|14.1|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|SL]]. |
'''''Apistoloricaria condei''''' is a species of [[Loricariidae|armored catfish]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Ecuador]] where it is found in the [[Napo River]] basin. This species can be found in turbid and dark waters, in moderately fast flowing streams, between {{convert|2|-|10|m|ft}} deep; no submerged vegetation is found here, and the bottom is made of sand, mud, dead leaves, twigs, branches, and trunks.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01462p040.pdf|title=The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis|first=Raphael|last=Covain|author2=Fisch-Muller, Sonia|journal=[[Zootaxa]]|volume=1462|pages=1–40|year=2007|format=PDF|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> This species grows to a length of {{convert|14.1|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|SL]]. |
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==Etymology== |
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The catfish is named in honor of zoologist [[Bruno Condé]] (1920-2004), the director of l’Aquarium de Nancy.<ref name = ETYFish>{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes3/ | title = Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE | access-date= 24 February 2022 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Apistoloricaria |
| Species: | A. condei
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Apistoloricaria condei is a species of armored catfish endemic to Ecuador where it is found in the Napo River basin. This species can be found in turbid and dark waters, in moderately fast flowing streams, between 2–10 metres (6.6–32.8 ft) deep; no submerged vegetation is found here, and the bottom is made of sand, mud, dead leaves, twigs, branches, and trunks.[1] This species grows to a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL.
Etymology
The catfish is named in honor of zoologist Bruno Condé (1920-2004), the director of l’Aquarium de Nancy.[2]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apistoloricaria condei". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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