Paralithoxus boujardi

Muller & Isbrücker, 1993
Holotype von Lithoxus boujardi, MNHN-IC-1992-1321, Arataye, zwischen Saut Japigny und Saut Pararé
dedicated Thierry Boujard
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Lithoxini
 
Group
Lithoxus
 
Genus
Paralithoxus
Synonyms
Lithoxus boujardi
Weißpunkt-Stromschnellen-Harnischwels
Length (total)
approx.  8 cm
Standard length (documented)
65.3 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
Arataye River = Crique Arataï near Saut Japigny, Saut Pararé, crique Japigny

Cayenne

French Guiana

Arataye River → Approuague River → Atlantic NE

[ 3.502,-52.900 ]
Map to Paralithoxus boujardi
 
Paralithoxus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): insect-eater
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: note body shape and pectoral spin
 
To distinguish the sexes
Caves
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Caudal fin
present
fin edging: white 
 
Paralithoxus - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Paralithoxus stocki
Paralithoxus planquettei (L 44)
Paralithoxus bovallii
Lithoxus sp. "L 434"
Map to Paralithoxus boujardi and similar
not known
 
Paralithoxus - on last evaluated german stock lists
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.712
Pic. 2: Holotype von Lithoxus boujardi, MNHN-IC-1992-1321, Arataye, zwischen Saut Japigny und Saut Pararé
Pic. 3: Holotype von Lithoxus boujardi, MNHN-IC-1992-1321, Arataye, zwischen Saut Japigny und Saut Pararé
Pic. 4: Holotype von Lithoxus boujardi, MNHN-IC-1992-1321, Arataye, zwischen Saut Japigny und Saut Pararé
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Muséum National D´Histoire Naturelle (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
1, 2, 3, 4
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