Parotocinclus cabessadecuia
Ramos, Lima & da Costa Ramos, 2017
with respect to "Cabeça de Cuia" - a legendary creature of Rio Parnaiba, which would attack fishermen at night
Synonyms
unknown
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 5 cm
Standard length (documented)
33.2 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
Piauí, Maranhão
Brazil
rio Neves → rio das Balsas | rio Gurguéia | rio Ipueira → rio das Balsas | rio Poti ⇒ rio Parnaíba → Atlantic NE
[ -10.108,-45.357 ]
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
strong
Substrate
sand, rocks
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in groups is necessary.
unknown
absent
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Glyptoperichthys parnaibae
Hypostomus johnii
Loricariichthys derbyi
Pimelodella parnahybae
Platydoras brachylecis
Trachelyopterus galeatus
Ancistrus sp.
Astyanax fasciatus
Astyanax lacustris
Bryconops melanurus
Cetopsorhamdia sp.
Characidium sp.
Cichlasoma sanctifranciscense
Compsura heterura
Crenicichla menezesi
Hemiodus parnaguae
Hypostomus johnii
Loricariichthys derbyi
Pimelodella parnahybae
Platydoras brachylecis
Trachelyopterus galeatus
Ancistrus sp.
Astyanax fasciatus
Astyanax lacustris
Bryconops melanurus
Cetopsorhamdia sp.
Characidium sp.
Cichlasoma sanctifranciscense
Compsura heterura
Crenicichla menezesi
Hemiodus parnaguae
Hoplias malabaricus
Hypostomus sp.
Knodus victoriae
Leporinus piau
Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
Phenacogaster calverti
Potamotrygon signata
Prochilodus lacustris
Psectrogaster rhomboides
Schizodon rostratus
Serrapinnus heterodon
Serrasalmus rhombeus
Sternophygus macrurus
Synbranchus sp.
Triportheus signatus
Hypostomus sp.
Knodus victoriae
Leporinus piau
Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
Phenacogaster calverti
Potamotrygon signata
Prochilodus lacustris
Psectrogaster rhomboides
Schizodon rostratus
Serrapinnus heterodon
Serrasalmus rhombeus
Sternophygus macrurus
Synbranchus sp.
Triportheus signatus
Not 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
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Tanja Lohmanns
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