Limatulichthys griseus
Regan, 1904
(Type species)
griseo (lat.) - gray
Synonyms
Loricaria griseus
has Loricaria punctata
has Loricariichthys parnahybae
has Rhineloricaria petleyi
Limatulichthys petleyi
Loricaria grisea
Loricaria parnahybae
Loricaria petleyi
Loricariichthys griseus
Loricariichthys punctatus
Pseudoloricaria punctata
Clineja
paleta
tablita
has Loricaria punctata
has Loricariichthys parnahybae
has Rhineloricaria petleyi
Limatulichthys petleyi
Loricaria grisea
Loricaria parnahybae
Loricaria petleyi
Loricariichthys griseus
Loricariichthys punctatus
Pseudoloricaria punctata
Clineja
paleta
tablita
Length (total)
approx. 24 cm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Weight
0.034 kg
Temperature
26 - 29 °C
Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
rio Negro ⇒ Amazonas | Essequibo River ⇒ Atlantic NE ↓ río Orinoco → Caribic ↓
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
inverbrates (aquatic) (invertebrates (aquatic)), (sand), detritus, amoebas, inverbrates (terrestrial) (invertebrates (terrestris)), algae, diatoms (Bacillariophyceae), vegetable fibers
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males: larger lower lip, teeth with round tips; females: teeth with small tips
lip breeder
from genus: yes
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spacious aquarium required because of escape behavior
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
- H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" edition: 1 P.602 - 603
- Behr, Norman & Katzschmann, Anja: "Hexenwelse aus Peru"
(Amazonas November / Dezember 2018) - Katzschmann, Anja & Behr, Norman: "Im Tiefland des Río-Pachitea-Einzuges"
(Amazonas Mai / Juni 2021) - Behr, N.: "Unterwegs in Ecuador – Der Río Napo"
(Amazonas September / Oktober 2024)
- Regan, C. Tate, 1904 "A monograph of the Fishes of the Family Loricariidae" (Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 17/1903-06, Vol. 17, P. 285)
- Londoño-Burbano, A.; Lefebvre, S.L. & Lujan, N.K., 2014 "A new species of Limatulichthys Isbrücker & Nijssen (Loricariidae, Loricariinae) from the western Guiana Shield" (Zootaxa, Vol. 3884 No. 4, P. 360)
- Collins, R.A.; Ribeiro, E.D.; Machado, V.N.; Hrbek, T. & Farias,I.P. , 2015 "A preliminary inventory of the catfishes of the lower Rio Nhamundá, Brazil (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes)" (Biodiversity Data Journal, 3: e4162)
- Londoño-Burbano, A. & Reis, R.E., 2021 "A combined molecular and morphological phylogeny of the Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with emphasis on the Harttiini and Farlowellini" (PlosOne)
- Silva, G.H.; Zeni, J.O. & Langeani, F., 2025 "Head morphology and diet of whiptail catfishes (Loricariidae: Loricariinae)" (Neotropical ichthyology, Vol. 21 No. 3)
- Sousa França, F.M.de & Gubiani, E.A., 2025 "Length-weight and length-length relationships for freshwater fish species from the lower Araguaia River, Tocantins-Araguaia basin, Tocantins State, Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 23 No. 1)
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for the pictures
Carvalho et. al., 2009 (PD)
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