Loricariichthys castaneus
Castelnau, 1855
Synonyms
Loricaria castanea
Loricaria spixii
Loricaria spixii
Length (total)
approx. 25 cm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Espírito Santo
Brazil
rio Itambacuí ⇒ rio Doce | rio Paraíba do Sul | rio Ribeira de Iguape ⇒ Atlantic SE
˜[ -22.360,-43.676 ]
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
absent
I / 5 rays
little longer at the top than at the bottom
I / 7 rays
5 soft rays
I / 5 rays
little longer at the top than at the bottom
I / 7 rays
5 soft rays
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. 338
- Castelnau, Francis de, 1855 "Animaux nouveaux ou rares recueillis pendant l'expedition dans les parties centrales de L'Amerique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para" (Animaux nouveaux ou rares, Vol. 2, P. 46)
- 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. 1035)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 270)
- Gomes, I.D.; Araújo, F.; Uehara, W. & Sales, A., 2011 "Reproductive biology of the armoured catfish Loricariichthys castaneus (Castelnau, 1855) in Lajes reservoir, southeastern Brazil" (Applied Ichthyology)
- Ferreira, G.L.; Lopes, V.G.; Gomes, J.H.C. & Branco, C.W.C, 2014 "Condition factor and diet of the catfish Loricariichthys castaneus (Castelnau, 1855): gender differences in three tropical reservoirs" (abstract) (Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, P. 190)
- Vieira, F.; Gomes, J.P.C.; Maia, B.P. & Silva, L.G.M., 2015 "Peixes do Quadrilátero ferrífero"
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Francis de Castelnau (PD)
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