Loricaria luciae
Thomas, Rodriguez, Cavallaro, Froehlich & Castro, 2013
dedicated Dr. Lúcia H. Rapp Py-Daniel
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 23 cm
Standard length (documented)
189.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
22 - 27 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0
➀ río Paraná = rio Paraná near Perichon, ➀ río Paraguay = rio Paraguai, rio Abobral, río Aquidaban = río Aquido Canigi, córrego Azul, ribeirão Baús, riacho da Chácara da Portela, río Corrientes, rio Cuiabá = rio Canabu, córrego da Fazenda, ➀ rio Formoso, arroyo Guazu, arroyo Itandey, río Jaurú, unnamed creek to riacho Je-e, córrego Jenipapo, arroyo Piky, unnamed creek to río Piribebuy, rio Salobra near cachoeira Toca da Onça, córrego Salobrinha, unnamed creek to arroyo Tobati, río Tucavaca, río Yhaguy, unnamed creek to río Ypané
Corrientes, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Paragiarí, Amambay, Concepcíon, Santa Cruz, Central
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
rio Paraguai = río Paraguay ➙ río Paraná ➙ río de la Plata
[ -27.419,-58.758 ]
(Prefered) River depth
0.30 - 1.50 m
Type of water
Clear water, Black water
Substrate
sand, mud
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
inverbrates (aquatic) (invertebrates (aquatic)), detritus, amoebas, inverbrates (terrestrial) (invertebrates (terrestris)), (sand), algae, diatoms (Bacillariophyceae), vegetable fibers
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
lip breeder
from genus: yes
unknown
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
- 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. 365)
- Krings, W.; Konn‑Vetterlein, D.; Hausdorf, B. & Gorb, S.N., 2023 "Holding in the stream: convergent evolution of suckermouth structures in Loricariidae (Siluriformes)" (Frontiers in Zoology, Vol. 20 No. 1, P. 37)
- Silva, G.H.; Zeni, J.O. & Langeani, F., 2025 "Head morphology and diet of whiptail catfishes (Loricariidae: Loricariinae)" (Neotropical ichthyology, Vol. 21 No. 3)
Many thanks to
for the pictures
José "BlackSouL" Sole
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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