Glyptoperichthys weberi/Pterygoplichthys weberi
Armbruster & Page, 2006
dedicated Claude Weber
Synonyms
Pterygoplichthys weberi
Length (total)
approx. 40 cm
Standard length (documented)
196.9 mm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
24 - 29 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0
Amazonas (COL), Loreto, Orellana, Pastaza, Caquetá, Putumayo
Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
río Hacha ➙ río Orteguaza ➙ rio Japurá | río Pastaza ➙ río Marañón | río Napo ⇒ Amazonas
[ 1.592,-75.578 ]
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males have greater (dorsal) fins and a wider head, posibly females have a wider wais
unknown
4 soft rays
14 soft rays
I / 11 - 12 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
I / 11 - 12 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
To determine the species: observe the papilla in the mouth
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
- Armbruster, Jonathan W. & Page, Lawrence M. , 2006 "Redescription of Pterygoplichthys punctatus and description of a new species of Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 4 No. 4)
- Barriga, R., 2011 "Lista de peces de agua dulce e intermareales del Ecuador" (Revista Politécnica, Vol. 30 No. 3, P. 113)
- Orfinger, A.B. & Goodding, D.D., 2018 "The Global Invasion of the Suckermouth Armored Catfish Genus Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): Annotated List of Species, Distributional Summary, and Assessment of Impacts" (Zoological Studies, Vol 57 No. 7)
- PCF
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
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