Hello pleco friends,
The year 2019 has passed. It’s time for a review.
Brazil – Positive list
The list prepared at the beginning of 2012, current list is valid.
News in the systematics
In the year 2019, there is one new genera
and we could read 21 new descriptions of Loricariidae:
- Ancistrus amaris, Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster
- Ancistrus kellerae, Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster
- Ancistrus leoni, Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster
- Ancistrus miracollis, Bifi, Oliveira & Rapp Py-Daniel
- Ancistrus patronus, Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster
- Ancistrus saudades, Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster
- Ancistrus yutajae, Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster
- Baryancistrus hadrostomus, Oliveira, Rapp Py-Daniel & Oyakawa
- Baryancistrus micropunctatus, Oliveira, Rapp Py-Daniel & Oyakawa
- Corymbophanes ameliae, Lujan, Armbruster, Werneke, Teixeira & Lovejoy
- Curculionichthys hera, Gamarra, Calegari & Reis
- Farlowella azpelicuetae, Terán, Ballen, Alonso, Aguilera & Mirande
- Neoplecostomus watersi, Silva, Reia, Zawadzki & Roxo
- Paralithoxus mocidade, Rapp Py-Daniel, Oliveira, Bastos, Ito, Zuanon & Briglia-Ferreira
- Parotocinclus adamanteus, Pereira, Santos, Pinna & Reis
- Parotocinclus pentakelis, Roxo, Messias & Silva
- Pseudohemiodon unillano, Rojas-Molina, Provenzano-Rizzi & Ramírez-Gil
- Sturisomatichthys guaitipan, Londoño-Burbano & Reis
- Sturisomatichthys reinae, Londoño-Burbano & Reis
- Sturisomatichthys varii, Londoño-Burbano & Reis
- Yaluwak primus, Lujan, Armbruster, Werneke, Teixeira & Lovejoy.
The number of new descriptions corresponds approximately to the years before.
Offers of plecos in Germany
On German stocklists, in 2019 I could discover 233 species / forms. That is a little less than in 2018. However, the supply by number of species has remained quite constant over the past few years. Obviously, some species still seem to have a permanent place in the long term.
Of the plecos available in 2019, different species / forms have not yet been reproduced: these. Our task for 2020.
About other South American catfishes
Also new were described are
the tribes
- Gelanoglanini, Calegari, Vari & Reis
- Glanidiini, Calegari, Vari & Reis, 2019
- Pseudotatiini, Calegari, Vari & Reis, 2019
and the subtribe
as well as the following species:
- Ammoglanis multidentatus, Costa, Mattos & Santos
- Batrochoglanis castaneus, Shibatta
- Cambeva horacioi, Reis, Frota, Fabrin & Graça
- Heptapterus carnatus, Faustino-Fuster, Bockmann & Malabarba
- Heptapterus exilis, Faustino-Fuster, Bockmann & Malabarba
- Imparfinis munduruku, Silva Castro & Wosiacki
- Mastiglanis durantoni, Pinna & Keith
- Microcambeva jucuensis, Costa, Katz, Mattos & Rangel-Pereira
- Microcambeva mucuriensis, Costa, Katz, Mattos & Rangel-Pereira
- Pimelodella yaharo, Conde-Saldaña, Albornoz-Garzón, García-Melo, Dergam & Villa-Navarro
- Spinipterus moijiri, Rocha, Rossoni, Akama & Zuanon
- Tatia caudosignata, DoNascimiento, Albornoz-Garzón, García-Melo
- Trichomycterus astromycterus, Reis, Pinna & Pessali
- Trichomycterus calai, Ardila Rodríguez
Offspring
I consider the most interesting offspring that of
Although this took place for the first time in 2018, it only became known this year.
Meetings in Germany
In April we met at the Treffen der Mecklenburger Welsfreunde statt.
I wish you a successful catfish year 2020.
All “The pleco year 201x” (2011-2019)
Thanks
A lot of plecos friends will also read this year’s annual review. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported the website of “Welsfans – Südamerikafans” with their pictures, information, tips, … .
Without all your help, this page would not have been possible. Thank you very much.