Hemiloricaria castroi/Rineloricaria castroi

Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984
Hemiloricaria castroi/Rineloricaria castroi
dedicated R.M.C. Castro - collector of the type material
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Flossenband-Hexenwels
Rineloricaria castroi
Length (total)
approx.  18 cm
Standard length (documented)
160.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
26 - 29 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.0

Pará (BRA), Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (COL), Beni

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia

río Mamoré → rio Madeira ⇒ Amazonas → Atlantic NE

˜[ -1.302,-56.904 ]
Map to Hemiloricaria castroi/Rineloricaria castroi
Type of water
Clear water
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Catfish Atlas 2
 
 
 
I / 4 rays
10 soft rays
dark point at the base of the fin
I / 6 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Es gab ein Einzeltier mit Farbänderung: Hemiloricaria sp. "Golden Lutino"
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
10/February/2020
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 1 P.631
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 2 (2005) P.698
Pic. 2: Hemiloricaria castroi/Rineloricaria castroi
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Jansen Zuanon (CC BY-NC 3.0)
1, 2
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