Spatuloricaria tuira

Fichberg, Oyakawa & Pinna, 2014
Spatuloricaria tuira im Habitat
dedicated a indian woman from the Mebengokre/Kaiapo who became a symbol of the resistance against the rio Xingu-dam
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Loricariinae
 
Tribe
Loricariini
 
Genus
Spatuloricaria
Synonyms
Tuira's Whiptail
Length (total)
approx.  20 cm
Standard length (documented)
165.6 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.0 - 7.0
rio Jamanxim near Vila Mil, ➀ rio Tapajós, rio Teles Pires = rio São Manoel, rio Peixoto de Azevedo, ➀ rio Xingu, córrego Água Fria, córrego Coronel Vanick, rio Couto de Magalhães, rio Culuene, rio Curuá, rio Fresco, rio Jatobá, igarapé Maguari = igarapé Manguari

Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA)

Brazil

rio Teles Pires ⇒ rio Tapajós | (rio Couto de Magalhães → rio Culuene | rio Sete de Setembro | rio Iriri | rio Ronuro | rio Fresco ⇒ rio Xingu) ⇒ Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ -7.731,-55.277 ]
Map to Spatuloricaria tuira
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
strong
Substrate
sand, rocks
 
Spatuloricaria - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Anal fin
Caudal fin


Dorsal fin

Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
absent
I / 5 rays
10 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
long filament upper
I / 7 rays
straight
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
 
Spatuloricaria - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Spatuloricaria sp. "Rio Xingu" (identical?)
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
 
Spatuloricaria - on last evaluated german stock lists
Videos
Pic. 2: Spatuloricaria tuira im Habitat
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
1, 2
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