Loricariichthys ucayalensis
Regan, 1913
according to the origin Río Ucayali
Synonyms
Shitari
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 22 cm
Standard length (documented)
198.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Substrate
sand
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: note lips
lip breeder
from genus: yes
unknown
 
absent
incised / concave, pointed
straight
incised / concave, pointed
straight
not known
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 339
- Regan, C. Tate, 1913 "Fishes from Peru, collected by Dr. H. Forbes" (The Annals and magazine of natural history, Vol. 12 Ser. 8, P. 281)
- Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1979 "Three new South American mailed catfishes of the genera Rineloricaria and Loricariichthys (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, Vol. 48 No. 2, P. 208)
- Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)" (Verslagen en technische Gegevens. Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoölogie, No. 22, P. 129)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 271)
- ACSI (Bild Lectotype)
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