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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.

Apistoloricaria condei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Apistoloricaria
Species:	A. condei
Binomial name
Apistoloricaria condei Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1986

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.) (2011). "Apistoloricaria condei" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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