Curculionichthys insperatus

Britski & Garavello, 2003

(Type species)
Curculionichthys insperatus
123/5000 imperatus (lat.) - because of the unpredictable discovery of the species in a region of which four Hisonotus are already known
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Hisonotus insperatus
Length (total)
approx.  4 cm
Standard length (documented)
30.2 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
pH
5.5 - 7.0
rio Capivara near Botucatu, córrego Água Tirada, rio Araquá, ➀ rio Corumbataí, rio Pardo, rio de Peixe
córrego do Modesto, córrego Barreiro

São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil

rio Piracicaba ➙ rio Tietê | rio Sucuriú | rio Paranapanema ⇒ río Paraná ➙ río de la Plata ➙ Atlantic SE

˜[ -22.744,-49.119 ]
Map to Curculionichthys insperatus
Habitat river width
2.00 - 8.00 m
Flow
small
Substrate
sand
In water
branches
On the riverbank
forest
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
absent
6 soft rays
8 soft rays
Sympatric with
Crenicichla britskii
Crenicichla jaguarensis
Eigenmannia virescens
Gymnotus sylvius
Leporinus friderici
Leporinus octofasciatus
Metynnis lippincottianus
Moenkhausia intermedia
Odontostilbe sp.
Parodon nasus
Piabina argentea
Planaltina britskii
Poecilia reticulata
Rhamdiopsis sp.
Serrapinnus heterodon
Serrapinnus notomelas
Serrasalmus maculatus
Steindachnerina insculpta
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Pic. 2: Curculionichthys insperatus
Pic. 3: Curculionichthys insperatus
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