Synonyms
Violinha-da-areia
Loricaria strigilata
Vieja del agua
Loricaria strigilata
Vieja del agua
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 17 cm
Standard length (documented)
139.0 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
sand, mud
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
yes
 
absent
slightly incised / concave, pointed
filament upper
straight
slightly incised / concave, pointed
filament upper
straight
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. 344
- Hensel, Dr. Reinhold, 1868 "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Wirbeltiere Südbrasiliens" (Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Vol. 34 Bd. 1, P. 368)
- Corrêa, F.; de Oliveira, E.F.; Tuchtenhagen, T.; Pouey, J. & Piedras, S., 2015 "Ichthyofauna of the hydrographic basin of the Chasqueiro Stream (Mirim Lagoon system, southern Brazil): generating subsidies for conservation and management" (Biozs Nroztopica, Vol. 15 No. 4)
- Schäfer, F., 2016 "Ein völlig neuer Hemiloricaria!" (Newsletter Fa. Glaser)
- 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. 420)
- Nión, H.; Rios, C. & Meneses, P., 2016 "Peces del Uruguay - Lista sistemática y nombres comunes"
- 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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