Eurycheilichthys coryphaenus
Roberto E. Reis, 2017
koryphe (gr.) - head; because the distinctly elevated parieto-supraoccipital bone
Synonyms
unknown
near threatened
Length (total)
approx. 7 cm
Standard length (documented)
49.7 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
16 - 21 °C
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
normal
Substrate
rocks
In water
Makrophyten
On the riverbank
grasses, forest
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
unknown
absent
slightly incised / concave
7 soft rays
slightly incised / concave
7 soft rays
Sympatric with
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
On the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
On the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Reis, Roberto E., 2017 "Unexpectedly high diversity in a small basin: A taxonomic revision of Eurycheilichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with descriptions of seven new species" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 15 No.1)
- Bertaco, V. & Azevedo M.A., 2018 "Type catalog from the fish collection of the Museu de Ciências Naturais, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4392 No. 1, P. 92)
- Delapieve, M.L.S.; Rocha, L.A. & Reis, R.E., 2023 "Phylogenomics of the narrowly endemic Eurycheilichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): Sympatric species with non-sister relationships suggest mainly allopatric speciation" (abstract) (Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, No. 190)
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