Loricaria pumila
Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
pumilus (lat.) - dwarf
Synonyms
Loricaria sp. "Brasilien"
Length (total)
approx. 10 cm
Standard length (documented)
81.0 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Type of water
Clear water, White water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
beetle (Coleoptera), detritus, insects, (sand)
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
lip breeder
from genus: yes
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
- Thomas, M.R. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L., 2008 "Three new species of the armored catfish genus Loricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from river channels of the Amazon basin" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 6 No. 3)
- Rodriguez, M.S.; Cavallaro, M.R. & Thomas, M.R., 2012 "A New Diminutive Species of Loricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Paraguay System, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil" (Copeia, Vol. 2012 No. 1, P. 51)
- Thomas, M.R.; Rodriguez, S.R.; Cavallaro, M.R.; Froehlich, O. & Correa e Castro, R.M., 2013 "Loricaria luciae, a new species of whiptail catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraguay and lower Paraná River basins of southeastern South America" (Zootaxa, Vol. 3745 No. 3, P. 376)
- PCF
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