penta (gr.) - five; kelis (gr.) - stain; related to the color pattern
Synonyms
Parotocinclus pentakelis
Length (total)
approx. 3 cm
Standard length (documented)
26.2 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
strong
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
unknown
 
absent
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
II / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
II / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 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
- Roxo, F.F.; Messias, F.L. & Silva, G.S.C., 2019 "A new species of Parotocinclus (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from Rio Tocantins basin, Brazil" (abstract) (Zootaxa, Vol. 4646 No. 2, P. 346)
- Reis, R.E. & Lehmann, P.A., 2022 "A new genus of armored catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Greater Amazon, with a review of the species and description of five new species" (Neotropical Ichthyology, 20 No. 2)
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