Dekeyseria amazonica

Rapp Py-Daniel, 1985

(Type species)
Dekeyseria amazonica
according to the origin Amazonas
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Group
 
Genus
Synonyms
Amazonas-Rotdornharnischwels
Length (total)
approx.  20 cm
Standard length (documented)
178.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
lago Janauaca basin, ➀ rio Tapajós, ➀ rio Japurá = río Caquetá, Paraná Manaquiri, lago Cuniã, middle ➀ Amazonas = rio  Solimões basin near Ilha da Marchantaria
rio Camaiu, lago do Castanho

Amazonas

Brazil

igarapé Cuniã → rio Madeira | lago Janauaca ⇒ Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ -3.390,-60.310 ]
Map to Dekeyseria amazonica
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: look to head shape and pectoral fins
from genus: Cleaves
CSG-Journal 2/2022
 
 
from
to
 
Quantity
 
200
 
Temp.
25
26
 
pH
6.80
7.40
 
GH
4
4
 
KH
3
3
 
NO³
25
25
 
Cond.
 
 
 
 
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
last seen on a
german stock list
11/May/2018
  • Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H., 1985 "Dekeyseria amazonica, novo gênero e nova espécie na região amção (Loricariidae: Siluriformes)" (Amazoniana) P. 177
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 383
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.293
Pic. 2: Dekeyseria amazonica
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
1, 2
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