paucis (lat.) = few, small; squama = scale, plate
Synonyms
unknown
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 23 cm
Standard length (documented)
203.2 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
24 - 29 °C
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
lip breeder
from genus: yes
unknown
 
Sympatric with
not known
- Londoño-Burbano, A. & Reis, R.E., 2016 "Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic relationships of Dasyloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with description of a new species" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 14 No. 1)
- Londoño-Burbano, A. & Reis, R.E., 2021 "A combined molecular and morphological phylogeny of the Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with emphasis on the Harttiini and Farlowellini" (PlosOne)
Many thanks to
for the pictures
1, 2, 3
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