Cochliodon labyrinthus/Hypostomus labyrinthus

Oliveira, Ribeiro, Canto & Zawadzki, 2020
 
labyrinthus - labyrinth (lat.), because of the pattern on the head
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Hypostomini
 
Genus
Cochliodon
Synonyms
unknown
IUCN Red List:
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  24 cm
Standard length (documented)
199.4 mm
Temperature
26 - 29 °C
pH
6.2 - 7.3
Conductivity
16 - 60 µS/cm
Oxygen
4.3 - 7.6 mg/L
rio Santa Cruz = igarapé Santa Cruz, igarapé Àgua Boa, rio Braço Leste, rio Braço Oeste, igarapé Leitoso, igarapé Tinga
igarapé Leitosinho

Pará (BRA)

Brazil

igarapé Tinga ⇒ rio Cupari → rio Tapajós → Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ -4.293,-55.474 ]
Map to Cochliodon labyrinthus/Hypostomus labyrinthus
Habitat river width
2.00 - 20.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
0.60 - 4.00 m
Flow
normal - strong
Substrate
gravel, sand, rocks
 
Hypostomus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): wood-eater
 
Hypostomus - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Sex difference
To distinguish the sexes
Caves
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Anal fin
Caudal fin

Dorsal fin

Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
small
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
slightly convex
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
 
Hypostomus - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Cochliodon sp. "L 366" (identical?)
Sympatric with
Cochliodon hemicochliodon
Cochliodon soniae (L 137)
Farlowella smithi
Rhinotocinclus hera
Ancistrus sp.
Otocinclus sp.
Sturisoma sp.
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
 
Hypostomus - on last evaluated german stock lists
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