Curculionichthys coxipone

Roxo, da Costa e Silva, Orrego, Oliveira, 2015
Curculionichthys coxipone, MZUSP 117380, holotype, female, 29.0 mm SL, from Mato Grosso State, municipality of Cuiabá, tributary of Rio Aricá Mirim, Rio Cuiabá drainage, 15°46
coxipone refers to the Coxiponé indigenous
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Otothyrinae
 
Genus
Curculionichthys
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  4 cm
Standard length (documented)
29.9 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
unnamed creek to rio Aricá near Cuiabá, córrego Laranjinha, rio Aricá-mirim basin

Mato Grosso

Brazil

rio Aricá-mirim | rio Manso ⇒ rio Cuiabá → rio São Lourenço → río Paraguay → río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE

[ -15.763,-55.507 ]
Map to Curculionichthys coxipone
 
Curculionichthys - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Anal fin
Caudal fin



Dorsal fin
Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
absent
I / 4 rays
7 + 7 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark point at the base of the fin
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
 
Curculionichthys - overview of fins
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
Pic. 2: Curculionichthys coxipone, MZUSP 117380, holotype, female, 29.0 mm SL, from Mato Grosso State, municipality of Cuiabá, tributary of Rio Aricá Mirim, Rio Cuiabá drainage, 15°46
Pic. 3: Curculionichthys coxipone, MZUSP 117380, holotype, female, 29.0 mm SL, from Mato Grosso State, municipality of Cuiabá, tributary of Rio Aricá Mirim, Rio Cuiabá drainage, 15°46
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Roxo, da Costa e Silva, Ochoa, Oliveira (CC BY 4.0)
1, 2, 3
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