Neblinichthys pilosus
Ferraris, Isbrücker & Njissen, 1986
(Type species)
pilosus (lat.) = haarig
Synonyms
Behaarter Neblina-Harnischwels
Punk Pleco
Punk Pleco
Length (total)
approx. 9 cm
Standard length (documented)
89.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
pH
4.5 - 5.5
High above sea level
~120 m
Substrate
coarse gravel, rocks
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males have on the head are long, forward looking odontodes
unknown
not known
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 390
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.372
- Ferraris C.J. Jr.; Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H, 1986 "Neblinichthys pilosus, a new genus and species of mailed catfish from the Rio Baria system, southern Venezuela (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie, Vol. 13 No. 3, P. 69)
- Ferraris, C.J. Jr. & Vari, R.P. , 1992 "Catalog of type specimens of recent fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution" (Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, No. 535, P. 30)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 273)
- Taphorn, D.C.; Armbruster, J.W.; López-Fernández, H. & Bernard, C.R., 2010 "Description of Neblinichthys brevibracchium and N. echinasus from the upper Mazaruni River, Guyana (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), and recognition of N. roraima and N. yaravi as distinct species" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 8 No. 3, P. 616)
- Armbruster, J.W. & Taphorn, D.C., 2013 "Description of Neblinichthys peniculatus, a new species of loricariid catfish from the río Paragua drainage of Venezuela" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 11 No. 1, P. 67)
- PCF
- --- find more ---
Many thanks to
for the pictures
1, 2, 3, 4
Please help with your pictures and information to complete the database: database(at)welsfans.de
Link: https://www.suedamerikafans.de/en/wels-datenbank/welsart/?art=556
556