dedicated Dr. José Lima de Figueredo
Synonyms
Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus
Amazonas Pleco
Gold Spot Common Pleco
Gold Spot Pleco
Goldflecken-Segelschilderwels
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus
White Spot Pleco
Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus (L 1)
Amazonas Pleco
Gold Spot Common Pleco
Gold Spot Pleco
Goldflecken-Segelschilderwels
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus
White Spot Pleco
Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus (L 1)
Length (total)
approx. 50 cm
Standard length (documented)
307.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.0 - 7.5
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
detritus
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males have greater (dorsal) fins and a wider head, posibly females have a wider wais
in ponds
 
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
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
28/October/2021
- Weber, C., 1992 "Révision du genre Pterygoplichthys sensu lato (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie)
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 352
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.1150
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.99
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.24
- Werner, Uwe: "Salmler aus dem Maroni"
(DATZ Dezember 2021 / Januar 2022)
- Weber, Claude, 1991 "Nouveaux taxa dans Pterygoplichthys sensu lato (Pisces,Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Revue Suisse de Zoologie, Vol. 98, P. 640)
- Armbruster, Jonathan W. & Page, Lawrence M. , 2006 "Redescription of Pterygoplichthys punctatus and description of a new species of Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 4 No. 4, P. 403)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 291)
- Schäfer, F., 2015 "Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus"
- Marceniuk, A.P.; Caires, R.; Rotundo, M.M.; Alcântara, R.A.K. de & Wosiacki, W.B., 2017 "The icthyofauna (Teleostei) of the Rio Caeté estuary, northeast Pará, Brazil, with a species identification key from northern Brazilian coast" (Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences, Vol. 12 No. 1, P. 39)
- Orfinger, A.B. & Goodding, D.D., 2018 "The Global Invasion of the Suckermouth Armored Catfish Genus Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): Annotated List of Species, Distributional Summary, and Assessment of Impacts" (Zoological Studies, Vol 57 No. 7)
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
Anna Bäurle
1, 2
Ingo Seidel
3
Mark Barton (CC BY 3.0)
5
Franky Freeze
6
D. Sal.
7
José "BlackSouL" Sole
8
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