Liposarcus pardalis/Pterygoplichthys pardalis (L 23)
Castlenau, 1855
Synonyms
Hypostomus pardalis
Liposarcus jeanesianus
Liposarcus varius
Plecostomus pardalis
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
Common pleco
Hypostomus plecostomus
Leopard-Segelschilderwels
Liposarcus pardalis
Liposarcus pardalis "xanthonisch"
Liposarcus pardalis "albino"
Liposarcus pardalis (L 21)
Liposarcus jeanesianus
Liposarcus varius
Plecostomus pardalis
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
Common pleco
Hypostomus plecostomus
Leopard-Segelschilderwels
Liposarcus pardalis
Liposarcus pardalis "xanthonisch"
Liposarcus pardalis "albino"
Liposarcus pardalis (L 21)
Length (total)
approx. 60 cm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
25 - 30 °C
pH
5.0 - 8.0
Type of water
Clear water, White water, Black water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
in ponds (Asia)
4 soft rays
14 soft rays
12 - 14 soft rays
5 - 6 soft rays
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
12 - 14 soft rays
5 - 6 soft rays
5 soft rays
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
29/January/2022
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.1174
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.137
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.24
- Seidel, Ingo: "Unterwegs in Florida mit Schilderwels-Eier-Sammlern"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Oktober / November 2010 "Wels-Presseschau") - Geiger, Matthias: "Schuppige Neuankömmlinge in der Europäischen Union"
(DATZ 08/2012 - "Wels-Presseschau")
- Castelnau, Francis de, 1855 "Animaux nouveaux ou rares recueillis pendant l'expedition dans les parties centrales de L'Amerique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para" (Animaux nouveaux ou rares, Vol. 2, P. 42)
- Wu, L.; Liu, C. & Lin, S., 2011 "Identification of Exotic Sailfin Catfish Species (Pterygoplichthys, Loricariidae) in Taiwan Based on Morphology and mtDNA Sequences" (Zoological Studies, Vol. 50 No. 2, P. 235)
- Queiroz, L.J. de; Torrente-Vilara, G.; Vieira, F.G.; Ohara, W.M.; Zuanon, J. & Doria, C.R.C., 2013 "Fishes of Cuniã Lake, Madeira River Basin, Brazil" (CheckList, Vol. 9 No 3, P. 545)
- Hoover, J.J.; Murphy, C.E. & Killgore, K.J., 2014 "Ecological Impacts of Suckermouth Catfishes (Loricariidae) in North America: A Conceptual Model" (Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program, Vol. 14 No. 1)
- Bijikumar, A.; Smrithy, R.; Sureshkumar, U. & George, S., 2015 "Invasion of South American suckermouth armoured catfishes Pterygoplichthys spp. (Loricariidae) in Kerala, India - a case study" (Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol. 7 No. 3, P. 6987)
- 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
Denise Melchior
1, 2, 3, 5
Gabriel E Valenzuela aka "GEV83"
4
Ingo Seidel
6
nele88
7, 8, 9
Janette Richter
10, 11
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