Spatuloricaria puganensis

Pearson, 1937
Spatuloricaria puganensis
dedicated Napoleon Puga
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Loricaria puganensis
Shitari (PER)
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  25 cm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
río Marañón basin near Púsac = Pusoc, Tingo de Pauca, ➀ río San Alejandro, río Sungaro yacu = río Zungaro yacu

La Libertad, Amazonas (PER), Huánuco

Peru

río Pachitea | río Aguaytía ⇒ río Ucayali ⇒ Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ -6.968,-77.998 ]
Map to Spatuloricaria puganensis
Type of water
White water
Nutrition (mostly): insect-eater
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
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absent
I / 5 rays
I / 7 rays
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
09/August/2018
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 345
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 2 P.789 - 790
Pic. 2: Spatuloricaria puganensis
Pic. 3: Spatuloricaria puganensis
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Carvalho et. al., 2009 (PD)
1, 2, 3
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