Iheringichthys labrosus
Lütken, 1874
(Type species)
labrum (lat.) - lip, osus (lat.) - abundant
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 34 cm
Standard length (documented)
250.0 mm
Recommended tank size
180 cm
Weight
0.320 kg
Flow
no - small
In water
Makrophyten
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
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
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
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
- Lütken, Chr., 1874 "Nye eller mindre vel kjendte Malleformer fra forskjellige Verdensdele" (Videnskabelige meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske forening i Kjöbenhavn, Vol. 36, P. 200)
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 420)
- Ota, R.R.; Carvalho Deprá, G. de; Graça, W.J. da & Pavanelli, C.S., 2018 "Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 16 No. 2, P. 82)
- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
- Dagosta,F.C; Monção,M.S; Nagamatsu,B.A; Pavanelli,C.S; Carvalho,F.R; Lima,F,C.T; Langeani,F; Dutra,G.M; Ota, R.R; Seren,T.J; Tagliacollo,V; Menezes, N.A; Britski,H.A & Pinna M, 2024 "Fishes of the upper rio Paraná basin: diversity, biogeography and conservation" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 22 No. 1)
- Malabarba, L.R.;Hirschmann,A.; Lucena,C.A.S. de; Giora,J.; Wingert,J.M.; Ferrer,J.; Silva,P.C ; Angrizani,R.C.; Costa Ramos,R. da; Kullander,S.; Carvalho,T.P.; Bertaco,V.; Fialho,C.B. & Bonato,K.O., 2025 "Guia Peixes do Bioma Pampa"
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
Julio Endler
1, 2, 3
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1954
29.09.2025