Furcodontichthys novaesi
Rapp Py-Daniel, 1981
(Type species)
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 12 cm
Standard length (documented)
10.2 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
Locality
on sand banks
Type of water
Clear water, Black water
Substrate
sand
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Sand
necessary
lip breeder
yes
unknown
absent
12 soft rays
I / 6 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
12 soft rays
I / 6 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Not 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
- Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H., 1981 "Furcodontichthys novaesi n. gen., n. sp. (Osteichthyes, Siluriformes; Loricariidae) na bacia Amazônia, Brasil" (Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Nova Serie) P. 1
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 334
- H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" edition: 1 (2002) P.728 - 729
- H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" edition: 2 (2005) P.804 - 805
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 240)
- Covain, R. & Fisch-Muller, S., 2007 "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (Zootaxa, No. 1462, P. 4)
- Carvalho, T.P.; Tang, S.J.; Fredieu, J.I.; Quispe, R.; Corahua, I.; Ortega, H.; Albert, J.S., 2009 "Fishes from the upper Yuruá river, Amazon basin, Peru" (CheckList, 5, P. 687)
- PCF
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Hans-Georg Evers
1, 2
Carvalho et. al., 2009 (PD)
3
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