Ancistrus pirareta (LDA 53)
Muller, 1989
according to the origin Salto Pirareta
Synonyms
Pirambocaya (PAR)
Pirareta bristlenose catfish
Pirareta-Antennenwels
Pirareta bristlenose catfish
Pirareta-Antennenwels
Length (total)
approx. 18 cm
Standard length (documented)
156.0 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
20 - 29 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
yes
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: The males have more and longer tentacle on the head. Often females have only short tentacle/stublles anlong the mouth.
from genus: Standard
multiple
from
to
Quantity
Temp.
23
29
pH
6.70
7.00
GH
KH
NO³
Cond.
present
I / (3 -) 4 rays
(13 -) 14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 (- 8) rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
I / (3 -) 4 rays
(13 -) 14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 (- 8) rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
Sympatric with
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 378
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.172
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.66
- Seidel, Ingo: "Die Zuchtformen des gewöhnlichen Braunen Antennenwelse"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Juni / Juli 2018)
- Muller, Sonia, 1989 "Description de deux nouvelles espéces paraguayennes du genre Ancistrus Kner, 1854 (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Revue Suisse de Zoologie, Vol. 96 No. 3, P. 891)
- Muller, S., 1990 "Étude méristique et morphométrique d'Ancistrus piriformis Muller et Ancistrus pirareta Muller (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Revue Suisse de Zoologie, Vol. 97 No. 1, P. 153)
- Bifi, A.G.; Pavanelli, C.S. & Zawadzki, C.H., 2009 "Three new species of Ancistrus Kner, 1854 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Iguaçu basin, Paraná State, Brazil" (Zootaxa, No. 2275, P. 41)
- Lujan, N.K. & Armbruster, J.W., 2011 "Two New Genera and Species of Ancistrini (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Western Guiana Shield" (Copeia, Vol. 2011 No. 2, P. 224)
- Oliveira, R.R. de; Zuanon, J.; Zawadzki, C.H. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L., 2015 "Ancistrus maximus, a new species of red-dotted armored catfish from rio Branco, Roraima State, Brazilian Amazon (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Ichthyological exploration of freshwaters, Vol. 26 No. 1, P. 81)
- Bogan,S.; Bauni,V.; Alvarez, S.M. & Dalia, A., 2019 "Ejemplares tipo de la Colección Ictiológica que conserva la Fundación de Historia Natural Félix de Azara, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina" (Hisotoria Natural, Ser. 4 Vol. 9 No. 2, P. 17)
- A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Tapajós and Xingu basins, Brazil, 2022 "Neuhaus, E.B.; Britto, M.R.; Birindelli, J.L.O. & Sousa, L.M." (Neotropical Ichthylogy, Vol. 20 No. 1)
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for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
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