Loricaria nimairaco

Londoño-Burbano, Urbano-Bonilla, Thomas & Britto, 2023
Loricaria nimairaco
dedicated José Iván Majica - nimairaco (Uitoto-Muinane) = House of a wise man
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Group
 
Genus
Synonyms
Crying Whiptail
Loricaria sp. "Kolumbien"
Loricaria sp. "Rio Atabapo"
Zügelstrich-Loricaria
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  22 cm
Standard length (documented)
190.9 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
25 - 28 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5

Amazonas (COL), Caquetá, Putumayo

Brazil, Colombia, Peru

río Orteguaza → rio Japurá | rio Putumayo ⇒ Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ -4.225,-69.947 ]
Map to Loricaria nimairaco
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
lip breeder
from genus: yes
multiple
 
 
 
unique feature is unique reins line
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
last seen on a
german stock list
29/January/2022
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 2 (2005) P.602
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
Armin Ackermann
3, 4, 5
Jürgen Lemke
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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