Schizolecis guntheri

Ribeiro, 1918

(Type species)
Schizolecis guntheri
dedicated Sr. F. Günther, Sammler der Art - collector of the type material
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
Synonyms
cascudinho
Microlepidogaster guentheri
Microlepidogaster guntheri
Pseudotocinclus ribeiro
Length (total)
approx.  5 cm
Standard length (documented)
40.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
18 - 24 °C
pH
6.5 - 7.5
Atlantic SE: coastal waters near Ihla de São Sebastião, rio Branco do Cima, río Morato, rio da Pedra Branca, rio São Roque, Atlantic SE: coastal waters

Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná

Brazil

rio Guaraqueçaba → baia de Paranaguã | rio Itanhaém ⇒ Atlantic SE

˜[ -23.832,-45.354 ]
Map to Schizolecis guntheri
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Sympatric with
Bryconamericus microcephalus
Deuterodon iguape
Geophagus brasiliensis
Gymnotus sp. aff. pantherinus
Hollandichthys multifasciatus
Phalloceros cf. reisi
Rineloricaria sp.
Scleromystax barbatus
Synbranchus marmoratus
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
last seen on a
german stock list
28/October/2021
  • Britski, H.A. & Garavello, J.C., 1984 "Two new southeastern Brazilian genera of Hypoptopomatinae and a redescription of Pseudotocinclus Nichols, 1919 (Ostariophysi, Loricariidae)" (Papéis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia, Secretaria da Agricultura, São Paulo) P. 229
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 327
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 2 P.428-429
Pic. 2: Schizolecis guntheri
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Hans-Georg Evers
1, 2
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