Hypancistrus lunaorum (L 339)
Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn, 2007
dedicated the Luna family from Macurucu
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 15 cm
Standard length (documented)
73.7 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
normal
Substrate
sand, rocks, clay
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
filamentous algae, moss (Bryophyta), (sand)
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: Males have a a wider head and stronger odontodes. Females have a wider waist.
from genus: Standard
mehrfach
from
to
Quantity
15
Temp.
27
29
pH
6.50
7.60
GH
3
KH
NO³
Cond.
200
300
present
I / 4 rays
(12 -) 14 (- 15) soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
small bright dots
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 4 rays
(12 -) 14 (- 15) soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
small bright dots
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
not known
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.272
- Evers, Hans-Georg: "Hypancistrus lunaorum"
(Amazonas Mai/Juni 2014 - "Wels-Presseschau")
- Armbruster, J. W. et. al., 2007 "Four New Hypancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Amazonas, Venezuela"
- Werner, André, 2003 "Eine neue Hypancistrusart aus dem Rio Orinoco" (DATZ, 2003-8)
- Tan, Milton & Armbruster, Jonathan, 2016 "Two new species of spotted Hypancistrus from the Rio Negro drainage (Loricariidae, Hypostominae)" (ZooKeys 552: 123-135 (13 Jan 2016), P. 134)
- DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Callazos, E.E.; Herrera-R., G.A.; Ortega-Lara, A.; Villa-Navarro, F.A.; Oviedo, J.S.U. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., 2017 "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia: a Darwin Core alternative to the updating problem" (ZooKeys, Vol. 708, P. 80)
- PCF
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Mark Sabaj Pérez (CC BY-NC 3.0)
1, 2
Hans-Georg Evers
3
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