Liposarcus pardalis/Pterygoplichthys pardalis (L 23)

Castlenau, 1855
Liposarcus pardalis/Pterygoplichthys pardalis (L 23)
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
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)
Length (total)
approx.  60 cm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
25 - 30 °C
pH
5.0 - 8.0
Amazonas = rio  Solimões, lower ➀ rio Xingu, lower ➀ rio Trombetas, lower ➀ río Ucayali, lower ➀ rio Araguaia, lower ➀ Approuague River, lower ➀ rio Tefé
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse

Amazonas, Pará, Loreto, Napo, Beni

Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru

Amazonas
Map to Liposarcus pardalis/Pterygoplichthys pardalis (L 23)
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
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
  • 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
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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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