Paralithoxus pallidimaculatus

Boeseman, 1982
 
because of the bright points
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Lithoxini
 
Group
Lithoxus
 
Genus
Paralithoxus
Synonyms
pallidimaculatus
Paralithoxus pallidimaculatus
Length (total)
> 6 cm
Standard length (documented)
47.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
➀ Suriname River basin

Sipaliwini, Brokopondo, Commewijne

Suriname

Atlantic NE
Map to Paralithoxus pallidimaculatus
 
Paralithoxus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): insect-eater
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: note body shape and pectoral spin
 
To distinguish the sexes
Caves
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
absent
 
Paralithoxus - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Paralithoxus surinamensis
not known
 
Paralithoxus - on last evaluated german stock lists
  • Boeseman, M., 1982 "The South American mailed catfish genus Lithoxus Eigenmann, 1910, with the description of three new species from Surinam and French Guyana and records of related species (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences) v. 85 (v: 1): 41-58) P. 41
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