baliolus (lat.) - chestnut, reddish brown
Synonyms
Violinha
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 25 cm
Standard length (documented)
148.8 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
20 - 25 °C
unnamed creek to rio Ingaí near Fazenda Colorado, arroio Bonito, arroio Burro Preto, arroio Carreta Quebrada, rio Colorado, arroio Espraiado, rio da Gloria = rio Umbu, arroio Grande, arroio Jaboticaba = arroio Jabuticaba, rio Jacuí, río Jacuí-mirim, rio Lajeado das Pedras, arroio Passo das Éguas, arroio Pinheirinho, arroio Pinheiro Torto = arroio Pinheiro, arroio do Portaõ, arroio Resvalador, rio Turvo, riacho Cachoeirinha
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil, Uruguay
rio Capingui ➙ rio Pulador ➙ rio Guaporé | rio Turvo ➙ rio das Antas ⇒ rio Taquari | río Jacuí-mirim | rio Ingaí | rio Jacuizinho ⇒ rio Jacuí ➙ rio Guaíba ➙ lagoa dos Patos | rio Passo Fundo ➙ rio Uruguai = río Uruguay ➙ río de la Plata ⇒ Atlantic SE
[ -28.909,-53.286 ]
Flow
small - strong
Substrate
sand, mud, rocks
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
unknown
 
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
- Rodriguez, M.S. & Reis, R.E., 2008 "Taxonomic review of Rineloricaria (Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from the Laguna dos Patos drainage, southern Brazil, with the descriptions of two new species and the recognition of two species groups" (Copeia, Vol. 2008 No. 2, P. 333)
- Corrêa, F.; de Oliveira, E.F.; Tuchtenhagen, T.; Pouey, J. & Piedras, S., 2015 "Ichthyofauna of the hydrographic basin of the Chasqueiro Stream (Mirim Lagoon system, southern Brazil): generating subsidies for conservation and management" (Biozs Nroztopica, Vol. 15 No. 4)
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 419)
- Malabarba, L.R.;Hirschmann,A.; Lucena,C.A.S. de; Giora,J.; Wingert,J.M.; Ferrer,J.; Silva,P.C ; Angrizani,R.C.; Costa Ramos,R. da; Kullander,S.; Carvalho,T.P.; Bertaco,V.; Fialho,C.B. & Bonato,K.O., 2025 "Guia Peixes do Bioma Pampa"
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