Leporacanthicus heterodon
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
heteros (gr.) - different, odon (gr.) - tooth
Synonyms
Golden Vampire Pleco
L172 (irrtümlich!)
Leopard-Rüsselzahnwels
L172 (irrtümlich!)
Leopard-Rüsselzahnwels
Length (total)
approx. 20 cm
Standard length (documented)
102.6 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males: slender, head longer and wider, genital papilla pointed and slender
from genus: Standard
Catfish Atlas 2
from
to
Quantity
40
Temp.
30
30
pH
GH
8
8
KH
2
4
NO³
Cond.
80
80
present
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
short filament upper
short filament lower
dark dots
I / 8 rays
dark dots
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
short filament upper
short filament lower
dark dots
I / 8 rays
dark dots
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
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
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
07/February/2021
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 338
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 388
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.41
- Tuccinardi, Michael J.: "Abschied vom Rio Xingu"
(Amazonas Juli / August 2016 - "Wels-Presseschau")
- Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1989 "Diagnose dreier neuer Harnischwelsgattungen mit fünf neuen Arten aus Brasilien" (DATZ, Okt. 1989, P. 541)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 266)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 266)
- PCF
- Seidel, I. "Leopard-Rüsselzahnwelse"
Many thanks to
for the pictures
1, 2, 3
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