ammo (lat.) = sand, philus (lat.) = loving
Synonyms
Corroncho
Hypostomus ammophilus
Orinoco leopard catfish
Orinoko-Leopardschilderwels
Wasi
Aphanotorulus ammophilus (L 123)
Hypostomus ammophilus
Orinoco leopard catfish
Orinoko-Leopardschilderwels
Wasi
Aphanotorulus ammophilus (L 123)
Length (total)
approx. 20 cm
Standard length (documented)
160.9 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
6.5 - 8.0
Type of water
White water
Substrate
sand
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
M: bristle-like growth of the lower body during the spawning period
Standard
Wolf, Uwe
very soft water, very long cave required
very soft water, very long cave required
from
to
Quantity
Temp.
27
27
pH
6.00
7.00
GH
3
3
KH
2
2
NO³
Cond.
70
70
present
5 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark stripes/ribbons
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
5 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark stripes/ribbons
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
24/July/2018
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 351
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.958
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.78
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.91
- Konn-Vetterlein, Daniel: "Aphanotorulus ammophilus"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin August / September 2016)
- Armbruster, J.W. & Page, L.M., 1996 "Redescription of Aphanotorulus (Teleostei: Loricariidae) with description of one new species, A. ammophilus from the Río Orinoco Basin" (Copeia)
- Wolf, Uwe, 2007 "Der Orinoko-Leopardschilderwels" (Amazonas, Nov./Dez. 2007)
- Alcalá, C.A.L. & Sánchez-Duarte, P., 2011 "Los Peces del delta del Orinoco" (Fundaciión la Salle de Ciencas Naturales, P. 198)
- Ray, C.K. & Armbruster, J.W., 2016 "The genera Isorineloricaria and Aphanotorulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with description of a new species" (Zootaxa 4072/5 )
- DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Callazos, E.E.; Herrera-R., G.A.; Ortega-Lara, A.; Villa-Navarro, F.A.; Oviedo, J.S.U. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., 2017 "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia: a Darwin Core alternative to the updating problem" (ZooKeys, Vol. 708, P. 81)
- Urbano-Bonilla, A.; Ballen, G.A.; Herrera-R, G.A.; Zamudio, J., Herrera-Collazos; E.E.; DoNascimiento, C.; Prada-Pedreros, S. & Maldonado-Ocampo, A., 2018 "Fishes of the Cusiana River (Meta River basin, Colombia), with an identification key to its species" (ZooKeys, No. 733, P. 76)
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Tanja Lohmanns
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