Panaque armbrusteri (L 27 / LDA 77)

Lujan, Hidalgo & Stewart, 2010
Panaque armbrusteri (L 27 / LDA 77)
dedicated J. W. Armbruster
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Group
 
Genus
 
Subgenus / Species group
Synonyms
Acari Boi de Botas
Platinum-Royal
Tapajos Royal Pleco
Tapajós-Streifenharnischwels
Thunder Royal Pleco
Length (total)
approx.  60 cm
Standard length (documented)
344.6 mm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.0 - 7.0

Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA)

Brazil

Amazonas

[ -9.451,-56.513 ]
Map to Panaque armbrusteri (L 27 / LDA 77)
(Prefered) River depth
0.10 - 30.00 m
Type of water
Clear water, White water
Flow
normal
Nutrition (mostly): wood-eater
Eats plants
yes
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: Males habe a longer and wider head
unknown
 
 
 
present
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
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
  • Schraml, Erwin, 2004 "Alte und neue LDA-Nummern - Zur Identifikation einiger Harnischwelse" (Das Aquarium) P. 22
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.799
  • Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse"  edition: 1 (2008) P.154
  • A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse"  edition: 1 (2005) P.30
  • Staeck, Wolfgang: "Beobachtungen zur Fischfauna des unteren Rio Tapajós und ihrer Ökologie"
    (DATZ April / Mai 2022)
Pic. 2: Panaque armbrusteri (L 27 / LDA 77)
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
1, 2
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