Isorineloricaria acuarius (L 195)

Ray & Armbruster, 2016
Isorineloricaria acuarius (L 195)
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Blue-fin tresher pleco
Hypostomus villarsi
Orinoco shark pleco
Orinoko-Haischilderwels
Plecostomus villarsi
Squaliforma villarsi
Isorineloricaria acuarius (L 93)
Length (total)
approx.  40 cm
Standard length (documented)
208.4 mm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0

Guarico, Apure, Bolívar (VEN), Barinas, Portuguesa

Venezuela

río Guárico | río Guanare → río Portuguesa ⇒ río Apure → río Orinoco → Caribic

[ 9.052,-69.488 ]
Map to Isorineloricaria acuarius (L 195)
Flow
normal
Substrate
sand
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: odontodes at the end of pectoralspins
unknown
 
 
 
present
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
not known
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 368
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.1139
  • A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse"  edition: 1 (2005) P.176
Pic. 2: Isorineloricaria acuarius (L 195)
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Iain Briggs
1, 2
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