Oligancistrus punctatissimus/Spectracanthicus punctatissimus

Steindachner, 1881

(Type species)
Spectracanthicus/Oligancistrus punctatissimus
punctum = gepunktet, issimus = sehr
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
Synonyms
Chaetostomus punctatissimus
Parancistrus punctatissimus
has Spectracanthicus punctatissimus
Cascudo Bola Azul
Manduví
Punktierter Segelflossenharnischwels
Oligancistrus punctatissimus (L 16)
Oligancistrus punctatissimus (L 30)
Length (total)
approx.  15 cm
Standard length (documented)
119.8 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
rio Xingu near Porto de Móz

Pará (BRA)

Brazil

Amazonas

˜[ -1.724,-52.128 ]
Map to Oligancistrus punctatissimus/Spectracanthicus punctatissimus
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
present
4 soft rays
14 soft rays
I / 7 rays
Membrane behind dorsal fin
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
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
  • I.J.H. Isbrücker & H. Nijssen, 1991 "Hypancistrus zebra, a new genus and species of uniquely pigmented ancistrine loricariid fish from the Rio Xingu (Pisces:Siluriformes:Loricariidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 349
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 390
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.821
Pic. 2: Spectracanthicus/Oligancistrus punctatissimus
Pic. 3: Spectracanthicus/Oligancistrus punctatissimus - Type
Pic. 4: Spectracanthicus/Oligancistrus punctatissimus - Kopf
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Steindachner, Franz (1882) (PD)
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