Corumbataia canoeiro

Roxo, Silva, Ochoa & Zawadzki, 2017
Gymnotocincluscanoeiro, MZUSP 121544, holotype, male, 51.5 mm SL, from Brazil, Goiás State, municipality of Cavalcante, unknown river, tributary of rio Paranã, rio Tocantins basin.
Avá-Canoeiro - great indigenous people inhabiting the upper rio Tocantins. They avoid the contact with the civilization. canoeiro (port.) = a person, who handle with or build canoes
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
Synonyms
Gymnotocinclus canoeiro
Length (total)
approx.  8 cm
Standard length (documented)
62.3 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
rio das Almas (endemic)

Goiás

Brazil

rio Paranã ➙ rio Tocantins ➙ rio Pará ➙ Atlantic NE

[ -13.709,-47.421 ]
Map to Corumbataia canoeiro
Habitat river width
~1.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 0.30 m
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
sand, rocks
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
present
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
II / 7 rays
7 (- 8) soft rays
(6 -) 5 soft rays
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
Pic. 2: Gymnotocincluscanoeiro, MZUSP 121544, holotype, male, 51.5 mm SL, from Brazil, Goiás State, municipality of Cavalcante, unknown river, tributary of rio Paranã, rio Tocantins basin.
Pic. 3: Gymnotocincluscanoeiro, MZUSP 121544, holotype, male, 51.5 mm SL, from Brazil, Goiás State, municipality of Cavalcante, unknown river, tributary of rio Paranã, rio Tocantins basin.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Fábio F. Roxo
1, 2, 3
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