according to the origin Rio Doce
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 13 cm
Standard length (documented)
101.1 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
Locality
near small waterfall(s)
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
sand, rocks
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
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
- Roxo, F.F.; Silva, G.S.C.; Zawadzki, C.H. & Oliveira, C., 2014 "Neoplecostomus doceensis: a new loricariid species (Teleostei, Siluriformes) from the rio Doce basin and comments about its putative origin" (ZooKeys 440: 115-127)
- Vieira, F.; Gomes, J.P.C.; Maia, B.P. & Silva, L.G.M., 2015 "Peixes do Quadrilátero ferrífero"
- Pereira, E.H.L. & Reis, R.E., 2017 "Morphology-based phylogeny of the suckermouth armored catfishes, with emphasis on the Neoplecostominae (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4264, No. 1, P. 74)
- Roxo, F.F.; Silva, G.S.C.; Zawadzki, C.H. & Oliveira, C., 2017 "Neoplecostomus canastra, a new catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) species from upper Rio Paraná basin" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4294 No. 2, P. 238)
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for the pictures
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