Cochliodon macushi/Hypostomus macushi (L 303)
Armbruster & Souza, 2005
dedicated Macushi (local people)
Synonyms
Takutu-Cochliodonwels
Length (total)
approx. 30 cm
Standard length (documented)
170.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Roraima, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA)
Brazil, Guyana
Essequibo ➙ Atlantic NE | Rio Branco ➙ Rio Negro ⇒ Amazonas
[ 4.020,-59.602 ]
(Prefered) River depth
~2.00 m
Flow
small - strong
In water
deadwood
Nutrition (mostly): wood-eater
Eats plants
yes
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Sex difference
from genus: Standard
unknown
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
straight
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
straight
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
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
13/May/2018
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.994
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.250
- Armbruster, J.W. & de Souza, L.S., 2005 "Hypostomus macushi, a new species of the Hypostomus cochliodon group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Guyana " (Zootaxa, No. 920, P. 1)
- Weber, C.; Covain, R. & Fisch-Muller, S., 2012 "Identity of Hypostomus plecostomus (Linnaeus, 1758), with an overview of Hypostomus species from the Guianas (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Cybium, Vol. 36 No. 1, P. 211)
- Zawadzki, C.H. & Carvalho, P.H., 2014 "A new species of the Hypostomus cochliodon group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Aripuanã basin in Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 12 No. 1, P. 50)
- Tencatt, L.F.C.; Zawadzki, C.H. & Froehlich, O., 2014 "Two new species of the Hypostomus cochliodon Group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Paraguay basin, with a redescription of Hypostomus cochliodon Kner, 1854" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 8 No. 1, P. 602)
- Lefebvre, S.L., 2014 "Is Diet Correlated with Feeding Morphology in Neotropical Suckermouth Armoured Catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)?"
- Collins, R.A.; Ribeiro, E.D.; Machado, V.N.; Hrbek, T. & Farias,I.P. , 2015 "A preliminary inventory of the catfishes of the lower Rio Nhamundá, Brazil (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes)" (Biodiversity Data Journal, 3: e4162)
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