Loricariichthys anus

Valenciennes, 1835
Loricariichthys anus vom Rio Tacuarembò
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Cascudo-viola
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  50 cm
Standard length (documented)
460.0 mm
Recommended tank size
250 cm
Temperature
18 - 22 °C

Rivera, Tacuarembó, Entre Rios, Rio Grande do Sul, Soriano, Río Negro, Santa Fé, Santa Catarina

Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay

rio Ibicuí da Armada ⇒ rio Santa Maria ⇒ rio Ibicuí | río Negro ⇒ rio Uruguai = río Uruguay | rio Mojiguaçu ➙ rio Pardo ➙ rio Grande ➙ río Paraná ⇒ río de la Plata | rio Vacacaí | rio Taquari ⇒ rio Jacuí ➙ rio Guaíba | rio Camaquã | rio Jaguarão = río Yaguarón → laguna Merín → canal São Gonçalo ⇒ la

˜[ -34.285,-58.395 ]
Map to Loricariichthys anus
Substrate
sand, mud
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
detritus, vegetable fibers, water fleas (Cladocera), Copepods (Copepoda), (sand), shells (Bivalvia), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera) (larvae), decapod (Decapoda) (larvae), ostracods (Ostracoden), diatoms (Bacillariophyceae), algae, insects (aquatic), diptera (Diptera) (larvae), amoebas, scales, inverbrates (aquatic) (invertebrates (aquatic)), inverbrates (terrestrial) (invertebrates (terrestris)), insects (terrestrial)
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 / 6 rays
12 soft rays
I / 7 rays
Sympatric with
Hyphessobrycon nicolasi
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
  • Valenciennes, A., 1836 "Poissons [plates]" (A. d'Orbigny. Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale)
  • 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
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 2 P.516 - 517
Pic. 2: Loricariichthys anus vom Rio Tacuarembò
Pic. 3: Loricariichthys anus vom Rio Tacuarembò
Pic. 4: Loricariichthys anus
Many thanks to
for the pictures
H. P. Risch
1, 2, 3
Gustavo Liggera
4
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29.09.2025