Synonyms
Hemipsilichthys splendens
Length (total)
approx. 12 cm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
20 - 24 °C
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
Sympatric with
Astyanax sp.
Gymnotus sylvius
Pareiorhaphis sp.
Phalloceros sp.
Gymnotus sylvius
Pareiorhaphis sp.
Phalloceros sp.
Not 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
Not 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. 115
- Pereira, E. H. L. & Reis, R.E., 2002 "Revision of the loricariid genera Hemipsilichthys and Isbrueckerichhtys (Teleostei: Siluriformes), with descriptions of five new species of Hemipsilichthys" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 13 No. 2, P. 97)
- Abrahão, V.; Claro-Garcia, A.; Souza-Shibatta, L. & Shibatta, O.A., 2015 "Rapid survey of ichthyofauna from rivers and streams of coastal hydrographic regions of Santa Catarina state, Brazil" (Check List, Vol. 11 No. 5, P. 5)
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