Loricariichthys melanocheilus
Reis & Pereira, 2000
melanos (gr.) - black, cheilos (gr.) - lip; because of the big black lower lip of the male
Synonyms
Pez palo
Vieja del agua
Vieja del agua
Length (total)
approx. 25 cm
Standard length (documented)
209.2 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
18 - 25 °C
Substrate
sand, mud
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: note lips
lip breeder
from genus: yes
unknown
Sympatric with
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
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 339
- Reis, R. & Pereira, H.L., 2000 "Three New Species of the Loricariid Catfish Genus Loricariichthys (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Southern South America" (Copeia, No. 4, P. 1029)
- Mello, F.T. de; González-Bergonzoni, I. & Loureiro, M., 2011 "Peces de Agua Dulce del Uruguay"
- Zardo, È.L. & Behr, E.R., 2015 "Population structure and reproductive biology of Loricariichthys melanocheilus Reis & Pereira, 2000 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) in the rio Ibicuí, Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 13 No. 2, P. 371)
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 419)
- Nión, H.; Rios, C. & Meneses, P., 2016 "Peces del Uruguay - Lista sistemática y nombres comunes"
- Zardo, E.L. & Behr, E.R., 2016 "Trophic ecology of Loricariichthys melanocheilus reis & Pereira, 2000 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) in Ibicuí river, Southern Brazil" (Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences, Vol. 38 No. 1, P. 67)
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