Platydoras brachylecis
Piorski, Garavello, Arce & Sabaj , 2008
brachy (gr.) - short, lekis (gr.) - plate; because of the relatively shallow mid-lateral plates
Synonyms
corró (rio Mearim)
grangiola (rio Itapecuru)
graviola (rio Parnaíba)
grangiola (rio Itapecuru)
graviola (rio Parnaíba)
Length (total)
approx. 23 cm
Standard length (documented)
190.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Nutrition (mostly): insect-eater
insect larvaes, insects, fishes, shrimps, cancer (Crustacea), vegetable fibers
Eats plants
not known
unknown
present
III - IV / 8 - 9 rays
15 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
bright patches
II / 6 rays
7 (- 8) soft rays
6 soft rays
III - IV / 8 - 9 rays
15 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
bright patches
II / 6 rays
7 (- 8) soft rays
6 soft rays
Sympatric with
Glyptoperichthys parnaibae
Hassar affinis
Hypostomus johnii
Loricariichthys derbyi
Parotocinclus cabessadecuia
Pimelodella parnahybae
Pimelodus blochii
Anchovia surinamensis
Anchoviella guianensis
Apistogramma piauiensis
Astyanax fasciatus
Astyanax lacustris
Brachychalcinus parnaibae
Cichlasoma orientale
Crenicichla menezesi
Curimata macrops
Curimatella immaculata
Geophagus parnaibae
Hemigrammus rodwayi
Hemiodus parnaguae
Hassar affinis
Hypostomus johnii
Loricariichthys derbyi
Parotocinclus cabessadecuia
Pimelodella parnahybae
Pimelodus blochii
Anchovia surinamensis
Anchoviella guianensis
Apistogramma piauiensis
Astyanax fasciatus
Astyanax lacustris
Brachychalcinus parnaibae
Cichlasoma orientale
Crenicichla menezesi
Curimata macrops
Curimatella immaculata
Geophagus parnaibae
Hemigrammus rodwayi
Hemiodus parnaguae
Hoplias malabaricus
Hyphessobrycon sp.
Hypostomus sp.
Leporinus friderici
Lycengraulis batesii
Moenkhausia dichroura
Pamphorichthys hollandi
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Prochilodus lacustris
Psectrogaster rhomboides
Pygocentrus nattereri
Rineloricaria sp.
Roeboides margareteae
Roeboides sazimai
Serrapinnus piaba
Serrasalmus rhombeus
Steindachnerina notonota
Tetragonopterus argenteus
Triportheus signatus
Hyphessobrycon sp.
Hypostomus sp.
Leporinus friderici
Lycengraulis batesii
Moenkhausia dichroura
Pamphorichthys hollandi
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Prochilodus lacustris
Psectrogaster rhomboides
Pygocentrus nattereri
Rineloricaria sp.
Roeboides margareteae
Roeboides sazimai
Serrapinnus piaba
Serrasalmus rhombeus
Steindachnerina notonota
Tetragonopterus argenteus
Triportheus signatus
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
- Piorsik, N.M.; Garavello, J.C., Arce, M.H. & Sabaj Pérez, M.H., 2008 "Platydoras brachylecis, a new species of thorny catfish (Siluriformes: Doradidae) from northeastern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 6 No. 3, P. 481)
- Ramos, T.P.A.; Costa Ramos, R.T. da & Ramos, S.A.Q.A,, 2014 "Ichthyofauna of the Parnaíba river Basin, Northeastern Brazil" (Biota Neotropica, Vol. 14 No. 1, P. 4)
- Collins, R.A.; Ribeiro, E.D.; Machado, V.N.; Hrbek, T. & Farias,I.P. , 2015 "A preliminary inventory of the catfishes of the lower Rio Nhamundá, Brazil (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes)" (Biodiversity Data Journal, 3: e4162)
- Melo, F.A.G. de; Buckup, P.A.; Ramos, T.P.A.; Souza, A.K. do N.; Silva, C.M.A.; Costa, T.C. & Torres, A.R., 2016 "Fish fauna of the lower course of the Parnaíba River, northeastern Brazil" (Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão (Nova séria), Vol. 38 No. 4, P. 376)
- PCF
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for the pictures
M. Arce (CC BY-SA 3.0)
1, 2, 3
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