Loricariichthys melanocheilus
Reis & Pereira, 2000
melanos (gr.) - black, cheilos (gr.) - lip; because of the big black lower lip of the male
Synonyms
Cascudo-viola-dolábio-preto
Pez palo
Vieja del agua
Pez palo
Vieja del agua
least concern
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
Roundworms (Nematoda), microcrustaceans, detritus, vegetable fibers, insects (aquatic), (sand)
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)
- 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)
- Malabarba, L.R.;Hirschmann,A.; Lucena,C.A.S. de; Giora,J.; Wingert,J.M.; Ferrer,J.; Silva,P.C ; Angrizani,R.C.; Costa Ramos,R. da; Kullander,S.; Carvalho,T.P.; Bertaco,V.; Fialho,C.B. & Bonato,K.O., 2025 "Guia Peixes do Bioma Pampa"
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28.09.2025