Neoplecostomus microps (LDA 34)
Steindachner, 1877
(Type species)
Synonyms
Neoplecostomus granosus
Plecostomus microps
Plecostomus microps
Length (total)
approx. 13 cm
Standard length (documented)
101.5 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
20 - 25 °C
High above sea level
540 - 950 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 0.30 m
Locality
in pools
Flow
strong
Substrate
sand, rocks
In water
Zingiberaceae, foliage
diptera (Diptera) (larvae), , beetle (Coleoptera) (larvae)
Eats plants
not known
Males have a skin ridge on the hard rays of the ventrals
unknown
present
I / 5 rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 rays
straight
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 5 rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 rays
straight
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Ancistrus brevipinnis
Cambeva iheringi
Cambeva poikilos
Eurycheilichthys limulus
Gelanoglanis pan
Harttia carvalhoi
Harttia loricariformis
Hemiancistrus punctulatus
Hemipsilichthys papillatus
Heptapterus mustelinus
Hisonotus brunneus
Hypostomus affinis
Hypostomus commersonii
Hypostomus luetkeni
Imparfinis minutus
Leliella heteroptera
Pareiorhaphis garbei (LDA 90)
Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis
Pareiorhina rudolphi
Pimelodella lateristriga
Pimelodus maculatus
Pimelodus pintado
Pseudotocinclus parahybae
Rhamdia quelen
Rineloricaria cadeae
Rineloricaria cf. lima "rio Piraí"
Rineloricaria microlepidogaster
Rineloricaria steindachneri
Taunayia bifasciata
Trichomycterus alternatus
Trichomycterus caipora
Trichomycterus immaculatus
Trichomycterus itatiayae
Trichomycterus macrophthalmus
Trichomycterus mariamole
Trichomycterus nigroauratus
Astyanax bimaculatus
Astyanax fasciatus
Astyanax giton
Astyanax intermedius
Astyanax lacustris
Astyanax laticeps
Astyanax obscurus
Cambeva iheringi
Cambeva poikilos
Eurycheilichthys limulus
Gelanoglanis pan
Harttia carvalhoi
Harttia loricariformis
Hemiancistrus punctulatus
Hemipsilichthys papillatus
Heptapterus mustelinus
Hisonotus brunneus
Hypostomus affinis
Hypostomus commersonii
Hypostomus luetkeni
Imparfinis minutus
Leliella heteroptera
Pareiorhaphis garbei (LDA 90)
Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis
Pareiorhina rudolphi
Pimelodella lateristriga
Pimelodus maculatus
Pimelodus pintado
Pseudotocinclus parahybae
Rhamdia quelen
Rineloricaria cadeae
Rineloricaria cf. lima "rio Piraí"
Rineloricaria microlepidogaster
Rineloricaria steindachneri
Taunayia bifasciata
Trichomycterus alternatus
Trichomycterus caipora
Trichomycterus immaculatus
Trichomycterus itatiayae
Trichomycterus macrophthalmus
Trichomycterus mariamole
Trichomycterus nigroauratus
Astyanax bimaculatus
Astyanax fasciatus
Astyanax giton
Astyanax intermedius
Astyanax lacustris
Astyanax laticeps
Astyanax obscurus
Astyanax procerus
Astyanax scabripinnis
Astyanax sp. aff. scabripinnis
Astyanax xiru
Australoheros sp.
Austrloheros sp.
Brycon opalinus
Bryconamericus iheringii
Bryconamericus sp.
Characidium alipioi
Characidium lauroi
Characidium pterostictum
Characidium vidali
Crenicichla lepidota
Crenicichla punctata
Diapoma alburnus
Diapoma dicropotamicus
Geophagus brasiliensis
Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys
Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus
Gymnotus carapo
Gymnotus pantherinus
Gymnotus sp. aff. carapo
Heptapterus sp.
Hisonotus sp.
Hoplias malabaricus
Hoplosternum littorale
Hypomasticus mormyrops
Hypostomus sp.
Ituglanis sp.
Loricariichthys sp.
Oligosarcus hepsetus
Oligosarcus jacuiensis
Oligosarcus jenynsii
Oreochromis niloticus
Pareiorhina sp.
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
Phalloceros harpagos
Phalloceros spiloura
Poecilia reticulata
Scleromystax barbatus
Synbranchus marmoratus
Trichomycterus sp.
Astyanax scabripinnis
Astyanax sp. aff. scabripinnis
Astyanax xiru
Australoheros sp.
Austrloheros sp.
Brycon opalinus
Bryconamericus iheringii
Bryconamericus sp.
Characidium alipioi
Characidium lauroi
Characidium pterostictum
Characidium vidali
Crenicichla lepidota
Crenicichla punctata
Diapoma alburnus
Diapoma dicropotamicus
Geophagus brasiliensis
Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys
Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus
Gymnotus carapo
Gymnotus pantherinus
Gymnotus sp. aff. carapo
Heptapterus sp.
Hisonotus sp.
Hoplias malabaricus
Hoplosternum littorale
Hypomasticus mormyrops
Hypostomus sp.
Ituglanis sp.
Loricariichthys sp.
Oligosarcus hepsetus
Oligosarcus jacuiensis
Oligosarcus jenynsii
Oreochromis niloticus
Pareiorhina sp.
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
Phalloceros harpagos
Phalloceros spiloura
Poecilia reticulata
Scleromystax barbatus
Synbranchus marmoratus
Trichomycterus sp.
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
24/December/2021
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- 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)
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