fuligo (lat.) - black painted
Synonyms
Cascudo
Limpiavidrios
Vieja del agua
Limpiavidrios
Vieja del agua
Length (total)
approx. 25 cm
Standard length (documented)
161.6 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Flow
normal
Substrate
rocks
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: look to head and body shape and pectoral fins: male has angular head, female has wider waist
from genus: Standard
unknown
Reproduction in Nature: spring and summer
Reproduction in Nature: spring and summer
 
Sympatric with
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
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- Lechner, Walter: "Aquaristisch neue Welse aus São Paulo"
(DATZ 2/2009)
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- Ribeiro, M.O.; Ribeiro, I.P.M.; Pereira, D.M.C.; Dulz, T.A. & Zawadzkik, C.H., 2024 "Cytogenetic and molecular studies in species of the Ancistrini tribe from Southern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 22 No. 1)
- Novataxa
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