Curculionichthys scaius
Calegari, Gamarra & Reis, 2018
according to the origin skaios (gr.) - west, westward
Synonyms
unknown
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 3 cm
Standard length (documented)
24.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
23 - 24 °C
Habitat river width
~2.50 m
(Prefered) River depth
~0.30 m
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
sand
In water
foliage, roots
On the riverbank
forest
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
absent
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
dark point at the base of the fin
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
dark point at the base of the fin
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Calegari, B.B.; Gamarra, S.P. & Reis, R.E., 2018 "A New Species of Curculionichthys (Siluriformes: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Western Border of the Brazilian Shield, Madeira River Basin, Brazil" (abstract) (Copeia, Vol. 106 No. 4, P. 663)
- Gamarra, S.P.; Calegari, B.B. & Reis, R.E., 2019 "A new species of Curculionichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the north edge of the Brazilian Shield, lower Amazon basin" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 17 No. 2, P. 8)
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