Leliella heteroptera/Rineloricaria heteroptera
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1976
heteros (gr.) - different, pteron (gr.) - fin; heteros (gr.) - unterschiedlich, pteron (gr.) - Flosse; because of the different number of soft rays in the dorsal
Synonyms
Schoko-Hexenwels
Whiptail Catfish
Whiptail Catfish
Length (total)
approx. 17 cm
Standard length (documented)
133.2 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
Habitat river width
~3.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
~0.40 m
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
sand
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
unknown
absent
I / 4 (- 5) rays
(6 -) 10 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
filament upper
I / 6 - 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 4 (- 5) rays
(6 -) 10 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
filament upper
I / 6 - 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
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
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 342
- Seidel, Ingo: "Schokohexenwelse faszinierend und überaus variabel"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Februar/März 2015)
- Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1976 "Rineloricaria heteroptera, a new species of mailed catfish from Rio Amazonas near Manaus, Brazil (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Zoologischer Anzeiger, Vol. 196 No. 1/2, P. 109)
- Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)" (Verslagen en technische Gegevens. Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoölogie, No. 22, P. 106)
- Isbrücker, I.J.H.; Seidel, I.; Michels, J.P., Schraml, R. & Werner,A., 2001 "Diagnose vierzehn neuer Gattungen der Familie Loricariidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Teleostei, Ostariophysi)" (DATZ Sonderheft Harnischwelse 2, 2, P. 20)
- Covain, R. & Fisch-Muller, S., 2007 "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (Zootaxa, No. 1462, P. 1)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 294)
- Angulo, A. & Langeani, F., 2017 "Gross brain morphology of the armoured catfish Rineloricaria heteroptera, Isbrücker and Nijssen (1976), (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Loricariinae): A descriptive and quantitative approach" (Journal of Morphology)
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