Cochliodon oculeus/Hypostomus oculeus
Fowler, 1943
Synonyms
Panaque oculeus
Cochliodon oculeus
Augenfleck-Cochliodonwels
Cochliodon oculeus
Augenfleck-Cochliodonwels
data deficient
Length (total)
approx. 25 cm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
24 - 29 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.0
Caquetá, Pastaza, Sucumbíos, Napo, Orellana, Amazonas (PER)
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
rio Japurá | río Tigre → río Marañón | río Aguarico → río Napo ⇒ Amazonas → Atlantic NE
˜[ 1.527,-75.482 ]
Nutrition (mostly): wood-eater
Eats plants
yes
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Sex difference
from genus: Standard
unknown
Sympatric with
not known
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.978
- Fowler, Henry W., 1943 "A Collection of Fresh-Water Fishes from Colombia, Obtained Chiefly by Brother Nicéforo Maria " (Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 95, P. 256)
- Armbruster, Jonathan W., 2003 "The species of the Hypostomus cochliodon group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 249)
- Galvis, G.; Mojica, J.I.; Doque, S.R.; Castellanos, C.; Sánchez-Duarte, P.; Arce, M.; Gutiérrez, Á.; Jiménez, L.F.; Santos, M.; Vejarano, S.; Arbeláez, F.; Prieto, E. & Leiva,, 2006 "Peces del medio Amazonas - Región de Leticia" (Conservación Internacional, P. 344)
- Cardoso, Y.P.; Queiroz, L.J. de; Bahechar, I.A.; Posadas, P.E. & Montoya-Burgos, 2021 "Multilocus phylogeny and historical biogeography of Hypostomus shed light on the processes of fish diversification in La Plata Basin" (scientific reports, Vol. 11)
- PCF
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Amadeo Perdomo
1, 2, 3
Please help with your pictures and information to complete the database: database(at)welsfans.de
Link: https://www.suedamerikafans.de/en/wels-datenbank/welsart/?art=29
29
16.10.2025