Synonyms
Ancistrus medians
Chaetostomus medians
Großaugen-Harnischwels
Chaetostomus medians
Großaugen-Harnischwels
Length (total)
approx. 25 cm
Standard length (documented)
164.1 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
Locality
in/near rapids, near waterfall
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
strong
Substrate
gravel, sand, rocks
In water
Podostemaceae
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: look to head and body shape and pectoral fins: male has angular head, female has wider waist
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
4 soft rays
I / 7 rays
I / 7 rays
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
30/December/2018
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 386
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.558
- Seidel, Ingo: "Vier neue Harnischwelse aus dem Guyana-Schild beschrieben"
(Amazonas September/Oktober 2012 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Lucanus, Oliver: "Endlich wieder Aquarienfische aus Suriname"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Juni/Juli 2017 )
- Kner, R., 1854 "Die Hypostomiden. Zweite Hauptgruppe der Familie der Panzerfische" (Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften / Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Vol. 7, P. 281)
- Bail, P.Y. Le; Keith, P. & Planquette, P., 2000 "Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane"
- Cardoso, A.R. & Lucinda, P.H.F., 2003 "Three new species of Hemiancistrus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Tocantins basin with comments on the genus" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 14, P. 74)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 243)
- Fisch-Muller, S.; Montoya-Burgos, J.I.; Le Bail, P.Y. & Covain, R., 2012 "Diversity of the Ancistrini (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Guianas: the Panaque group, a molecular appraisal with descriptions of new species" (Cybium, Vol. 36 No. 1, P. 189)
- Armbruster, J.W.; Werneke, D.C. & Tan, M., 2015 "Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes)" (ZooKeys, Vol. 480, P. 99)
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for the pictures
1, 2, 3
4, 6, 7, 8, 9
Fabian Deuschle & Matthias Mikutta
5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
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