Loricariichthys platymetopon

Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
Loricariichthys platymetopon am Rio Paraguay bei der Stadt Concepciòn
platus (gr.) - broad, metopo (gr.) - Stirn
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  33 cm
Standard length (documented)
299.0 mm
Recommended tank size
180 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C

Chaco, Santa Fé, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Central, Concepción, Presidente Hayes, Canendiyu, Paraguary, San Pedro

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela

río Guaporé → río Mamoré → rio Madeira → Amazonas → Atlantic NE ↓ río Piribebuy ➙ río Yhaguy ➙ río Manduvira | rio Taquari | río Salado ⇒ rio Paraguai = río Paraguay → río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE

[ -25.283,-57.320 ]
Map to Loricariichthys platymetopon
Substrate
mud
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
detritus, algae, inverbrates (invertebrates ), Copepods (Copepoda), ostracods (Ostracoden), vegetable fibers, diptera (Diptera), insects
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Can breathe atmospheric
yes
from genus: note lips
lip breeder
yes
Catfish Atlas 1
 
 
 
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
18/January/2018
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 339
Pic. 2: Loricariichthys platymetopon am Rio Paraguay bei der Stadt Concepciòn
Pic. 3: Loricariichthys cf. platymetopon am Rio Santa Lucia
Pic. 4: Loricariichthys platymetopon
Pic. 5: Loricariichthys platymetopon
Pic. 6: Loricariichthys platymetopon
Pic. 7: Loricariichthys platymetopon
Many thanks to
for the pictures
H. P. Risch
1, 2, 3, 4
Armin Ackermann
5, 6, 7
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