dedicated Dr. José Lima de Figueredo
Synonyms
Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus
Amazonas Pleco
Glyptoperichthys sp. "L 22"
Gold Spot Common Pleco
Gold Spot Pleco
Goldflecken-Segelschilderwels
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus
Pterygoplichthys sp. "L 22"
White Spot Pleco
Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus (L 1)
Amazonas Pleco
Glyptoperichthys sp. "L 22"
Gold Spot Common Pleco
Gold Spot Pleco
Goldflecken-Segelschilderwels
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus
Pterygoplichthys sp. "L 22"
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
- 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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