dedicated Dr. John G. Lundberg
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 16 cm
Standard length (documented)
138.1 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
4.5 - 6.5
(Prefered) River depth
< 19.00 m
Type of water
Black water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
detritus, diptera (Diptera) (larvae), insect larvaes, (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. 375)
- 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)
- PCF
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