Synonyms
has Aphanotorulus frankei (L 109)
has Aphanotorulus madeirae
has Aphanotorulus micropunctatus
has Aphanotorulus popoi
Hypostomus unicolor
Aphanotorulus cf. frankei
has Aphanotorulus madeirae
has Aphanotorulus micropunctatus
has Aphanotorulus popoi
Hypostomus unicolor
Aphanotorulus cf. frankei
Length (total)
> 20 cm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: Males during the spawning period with long odontodes
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
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
- Bühlmann, E. / Guggenbühl, R.: "Rio Arce, Eldorado für Welsfreunde"
(DATZ 08/2012 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Katzschmann, Anja & Behr, Norman: "Im Tiefland des Río-Pachitea-Einzuges"
(Amazonas Mai / Juni 2021)
- Steindachner, Dr. F., 1908 "Über zwei neue Siluroiden und zwei Curimatus-Arten, sowie über eine Varietät von Ancistrus vittalus" (Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Vol. 45, P. 164)
- Fowler, Henry W., 1913 "Fishes from the Madeira River, Brazil" (Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 65, P. 571)
- Armbruster, J.W., 1998 "Review of the loricariid catfish genus Aphanotorulus and redescription of A. unicolor (Teleostei: Siluriformes)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 8 No. 3)
- Galvis, G.; Mojica, J.I.; Doque, S.R.; Castellanos, C.; Sánchez-Duarte, P.; Arce, M.; Gutiérrez, Á.; Jiménez, L.F.; Santos, M.; Vejarano, S.; Arbeláez, F.; Prieto, E. & Leiva,, 2006 "Peces del medio Amazonas - Región de Leticia" (Conservación Internacional, P. 338)
- Carvalho, T.P.; Tang, S.J.; Fredieu, J.I.; Quispe, R.; Corahua, I.; Ortega, H.; Albert, J.S., 2009 "Fishes from the upper Yuruá river, Amazon basin, Peru" (CheckList, 5, P. 673)
- Ray, C.K. & Armbruster, J.W., 2016 "The genera Isorineloricaria and Aphanotorulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with description of a new species" (Zootaxa 4072/5 )
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for the pictures
Carvalho et. al., 2009 (PD)
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