Loricaria apeltogaster
Boulenger, 1895
a (gr.) - without, pelta (gr,) - small shield, gaster (gr.) - belly; because of the naked belly
Synonyms
rabo-de-chicote
Violinha-do-lábio-franjado
Violinha-do-lábio-franjado
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 35 cm
Standard length (documented)
324.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Mato Grosso, Santa Fe, Rio Grande do Sul, Misiones, Entre Ríos
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Urugauy
río Paraguay ➙ río de la Plata ➙ Atlantic SE
˜[ -24.210,-57.228 ]
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
lip breeder
from genus: yes
unknown
I / 5 rays
incised / concave, pointed
long filament upper
I / 7 rays
straight
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
long filament upper
I / 7 rays
straight
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
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 339
- Boulenger, G.A., 1895 "Fishes from Matto Grosso and Paraguay" (Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 4, P. 528)
- Britski, H.A.; Silimon, K.Z.S. & Lopes, B.S., 2007 "Peixes do Pantanal-Manual de Identificação"
- Thomas, M.R. & Sabaj Pérez, M.H., 2010 "A New Species of Whiptail Catfish, Genus Loricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), from the Rio Curuá (Xingu Basin)" (Copeia, Vol. 2010 No. 2, P. 278)
- Thomas, M.R.; Rodriguez, S.R.; Cavallaro, M.R.; Froehlich, O. & Correa e Castro, R.M., 2013 "Loricaria luciae, a new species of whiptail catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraguay and lower Paraná River basins of southeastern South America" (Zootaxa, Vol. 3745 No. 3, P. 375)
- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
- 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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