Isorineloricaria villarsi

Lütken, 1874
Isorineloricaria villarsi - Lateralansicht
dedicated Dr. Carron de Villars (Carracas)
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Blue-fin tresher pleco
Hypostomus villarsi
Orinoco shark pleco
Orinoko-Haischilderwels
Plecostomus villarsi
Squaliforma villarsi
Length (total)
approx.  60 cm
Standard length (documented)
516.9 mm
Recommended tank size
300 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C

Zulia

Venezuela

río Santa Ana ⇒ lago de Maracaibo ➙ Caribic

˜[ 9.857,-72.126 ]
Map to Isorineloricaria villarsi
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: odontodes at the end of pectoralspins
unknown
 
 
 
present
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
not known
Pic. 2: Isorineloricaria villarsi - Lateralansicht
Pic. 3: Isorineloricaria villarsi - Dorsalansicht
Pic. 4: Isorineloricaria villarsi - Ventralansicht
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Steindachner, Franz (1879) (PD)
1, 2, 3, 4
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