Iheringichthys labrosus

Lütken, 1874

(Type species)
Iheringichthys labrosus
 
Family
 
Group
Synonyms

Bagre picudo
Bagre trompudo
Bagre Yurupito
Mandinho-beiçudo
Picudito
Pimelodus labrosus
Trompudito
Length (total)
approx.  34 cm
Recommended tank size
180 cm
Weight
0.320 kg

Entre Rios, Buenos Aires, São Paulo

Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay

Río de la Plata

˜[ -34.276,-58.395 ]
Map to Iheringichthys labrosus
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
diptera (Diptera), molluscs (Mollusca), cancer (Crustacea), shells (Bivalvia), detritus, water fleas (Cladocera), Roundworms (Nematoda), Hundertfüßer (Chilopoda), Muschelschaler (Conchostraca), Schnabelkerfe (Hemiptera), beetle (Coleoptera) (larvae), spider (Arachnida), snails (Gastropoda), annelids (Annelida), algae, butterflies (Lepidoptera), dragon-fly (Odonata), Trichoptera (Trichoptera), Hymenoptera (Hymenoptera), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
long
iv / 13 rays
incised / concave, pointed
6 soft rays
9 soft rays
6 soft rays
Sympatric with
Hypostomus margaritifer
Pimelodella gracilis
Astyanax altiparanae
Astyanax fasciatus
Salminus hilarii
Schizodon nasutus
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
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 437
Pic. 2: Iheringichthys labrosus
Pic. 3: Iheringichthys labrosus
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Julio Endler
1, 2, 3
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