Glyptoperichthys xinguensis/Pterygoplichthys xinguensis
Weber, 1991
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
> 40 cm
Standard length (documented)
282.0 mm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males have greater (dorsal) fins and a wider head, posibly females have a wider wais
unknown
bright little spots on the whole body and on the fins
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
- Weber, Claude, 1991 "Nouveaux taxa dans Pterygoplichthys sensu lato (Pisces,Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Revue Suisse de Zoologie, Vol. 98, P. 640)
- Armbruster, Jonathan W. & Page, Lawrence M. , 2006 "Redescription of Pterygoplichthys punctatus and description of a new species of Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 4 No. 4)
- Elko Kinlechner, 2017 "Pterygoplichthys / Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps, Pterygoplichthys / Glyptoperichthys xinguensis, L165, L83, … – Wer ist wer?"
- Orfinger, A.B. & Goodding, D.D., 2018 "The Global Invasion of the Suckermouth Armored Catfish Genus Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): Annotated List of Species, Distributional Summary, and Assessment of Impacts" (Zoological Studies, Vol 57 No. 7)
- PCF
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José Birindelli (CC BY-NC 3.0)
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