according to the origin Rio Paraíba do Sul
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 8 cm
Standard length (documented)
64.3 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
16 - 22 °C
High above sea level
~800 m
Habitat river width
< 5.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 1.50 m
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
strong
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in groups is necessary.
unknown
 
absent
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
I / (6 -) 7 rays
(5 -) 6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
I / (6 -) 7 rays
(5 -) 6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Astyanax bimaculatus
Astyanax intermedius
Characidium sp.
Trichomycterus sp.
Astyanax intermedius
Characidium sp.
Trichomycterus sp.
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
- Takako, A.K.; Oliveira C. & Oyakawa, O.T., 2005 "Revision of the genus Pseudotocinclus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae), with descriptions of two new species" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 3 No. 4)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 290)
- Reis, R.E.; Pereira, E.H.L. & Lehmann, P.A., 2012 "A New Genus and Species of Hypoptopomatine Catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Upper Rio São Francisco Basin, Brazil" (Copeia, Vol. 2012 No. 1, P. 11)
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Bárbara B. Calegari (CC BY-NC 3.0)
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