dedicated Dr. Carron de Villars (Carracas)
Synonyms
Blue-fin tresher pleco
Hypostomus villarsi
Orinoco shark pleco
Orinoko-Haischilderwels
Plecostomus villarsi
Squaliforma villarsi
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
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
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
not known
- Lütken, Chr., 1874 "Nye eller mindre vel kjendte Malleformer fra forskjellige Verdensdele" (Videnskabelige meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske forening i Kjöbenhavn, Vol. 36, P. 211)
- Ray, C.K. & Armbruster, J.W., 2016 "The genera Isorineloricaria and Aphanotorulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with description of a new species" (Zootaxa 4072/5 )
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Steindachner, Franz (1879) (PD)
1, 2, 3, 4
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