Parotocinclus jumbo (LDA 25)

Britski & Garavello, 2002
Parotocinclus jumbo  (LDA 25)
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
Synonyms
Gefleckter Ohrgitter-Harnischwels
Goby pleco
Pitbullwels
Length (total)
approx.  8 cm
Standard length (documented)
58.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
20 - 26 °C
rio Paraíba do Norte near Umbuzeiro, rio Mundaú, rio Salgado, Atlantic SE: coastal waters Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas
rio Canhotinho

Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas

Brazil

Atlantic NE | Atlantic SE

[ -7.641,-35.708 ]
Map to Parotocinclus jumbo  (LDA 25)
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in groups is necessary.
multiple
 
 
 
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
last seen on a
german stock list
29/January/2022
  • Britski, H. A. & Garavello, J.C., 2002 "Parotocinclus jumbo, a new species of the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae from northeastern Brazil (Ostariophysi: Loricariidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 279
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 326
  • Das Aquarium 3/96 S.6 - 7
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
Arne & Elena
1, 2, 3
Hans-Georg Evers
4
8, 9, 10, 11
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