Dentectus barbarmatus

Salazar, Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1982

(Type species)
Dentectus barbarmatus
barba (lat.) - beard, armatus (lat.) - weapons
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Loricariinae
 
Tribe
Loricariini
 
Group
Pseudohemiodon
 
Genus
Dentectus
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  15 cm
Standard length (documented)
141.6 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
río Salinas near El Placer, río Boconó, río Guanare, río Masparro, río Parguaza, Llanos

Cojedes

Venezuela

río Pao | río Guanare ⇒ río Portuguesa ⇒ río Apure ⇒ río Orinoco → Caribic

[ 9.195,-68.120 ]
Map to Dentectus barbarmatus
Water values South America
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Sand
necessary
lip breeder
from genus: yes
unknown
 
 
 
not known
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 1 (2002) P.568 - 569
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 2 (2005) P.630 - 631
Pic. 2: Dentectus barbarmatus
Pic. 3: Dentectus barbarmatus
Pic. 4: Dentectus barbarmatus
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Yecid Rojas-Molina
1, 2, 3
Ingo Seidel
4
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