Lamontichthys stibaros
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978
stibaros (gr.) - strong, robust (compared to Lamontichthys filamentosus)
Synonyms
Sturgeon Catfish
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 28 cm
Standard length (documented)
224.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
26 - 29 °C
Pastaza, Madre de Dios
Ecuador, Peru
Río Pastaza ➙ río Marañon | río Palcazú ➙ río Pachitea ➙ río Ucayali | río Beni → rio Madeira ⇒ Amazonas ➙ Atlantic NE
[ -2.416,-76.647 ]
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: more and stronger odontodes on the pectoral fins
substrate breeder
from genus: yes
unknown
Sympatric with
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
16/September/2021
- Das Aquarium 9/94 S.6
- Seidel, Ingo: "Sturisoma und ihre Verwandten – Teil 1: Artenvielfalt, Ökologie und Pflege"
(Aquaristik – Aktuelle Süßwasserpraxis 2/2009) - Katzschmann, Anja & Behr, Norman: "Unterwegs in Peru – Lederhosen und Lamontichthys"
(Amazonas September / Öktober 2021)
- Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1978 "The neotropical mailed catfishes of the genera Lamontichthys P. de Miranda Ribeiro, 1939 and Pterosturios ma n. gen., including the description of Lamontichthys stibaros n. sp. from Ecuador (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Institute of Taxonomie Zoology, University of Amsterdam., Vol. 48 No. 1, P. 58)
- de Carvalho Paixão, A.; Toledo-Piza, M., 2009 "Systematics of Lamontichthys Miranda-Ribeiro (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with the description of two new species" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vo. 7 No. 4)
- Londoño-Burbano, A. & Reis, R.E., 2021 "A combined molecular and morphological phylogeny of the Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with emphasis on the Harttiini and Farlowellini" (PlosOne)
- PCF
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for the pictures
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Armin Ackermann
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