Hemipsilichthys gobio

Lütken, 1874

(Type species)
Hemipsilichthys gobio
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Cascudo Espinho
Upsilodus victori
Xenomystus gobio
endangered
Length (total)
approx.  16 cm
Standard length (documented)
123.9 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
16 - 20 °C

Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais

Brazil

Rio Parahyba = rio Paraíba do Sul ➙ Atlantic SE

˜[ -22.360,-43.676 ]
Map to Hemipsilichthys gobio
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
normal - strong
Substrate
gravel, rocks
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
present
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
On the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
  • Bizerril, C.R.S.F., 1995 "Description of new species of Hemipsilichthys (Loricariidae, Hypostominae) from the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil" (Acta Biologica Leopoldensia) P. 116
  • Oliveira, J.C. de, 1997 "Redescrição de Hemipsilichthys garbei Ihering, 1911, com designação de lectótipo e comentários sobre sua distribuição e da de Hemipsilichthys gobio (Lütken, 1874) (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia) P. 123
  • Oliveira, J.C. de & Oyakawa, O.T., 1999 "Two new species of Hemipsilichthys (Teleostei: Loricariidae) from Serra do Espinhaço, Minas Gerais, Brazil" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 79
  • Pereira, E.H.L.; Oliveira, J.C. & Oyakawa, O.T., 2000 "Hemipsilichthys papillatus, a new species of loricariid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Minas Gerais, Brazil" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 377
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 354
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.1235
Pic. 2: Hemipsilichthys gobio
Pic. 3: Hemipsilichthys gobio, MNRJ 43868, 75.3 mm SL
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
1, 2
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