Rhinotocinclus eppleyi

Schaefer & Provenzano, 1993
Rhinotocinclus eppleyi
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Otothyrinae
 
Tribe
Otothyrini
 
Genus
Rhinotocinclus
 
Subgenus / Species group
Rhinotocinclus britskii
Synonyms
Parotocinclus eppleyi
Length (total)
approx.  4 cm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
25 - 30 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
caño Curicurito, ➀ río Ventuari, río Pamoni, upper / middle ➀ río Orinoco basin
río Cora-Cora, rio Negro do Irerê

Amazonas

Brazil, Venezuela

río Autana → río Sipapo ⇒ río Orinoco → Caribic ↓ río Casiquare → rio Negro → Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ 4.784,-67.411 ]
Map to Rhinotocinclus eppleyi
Type of water
Clear water
 
Rhinotocinclus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
Catfish Atlas 1
 
 
 
 
Rhinotocinclus - overview of fins
Sympatric with
Hemiancistrus subviridis (L 200)
Hypancistrus sp. "L 201"
Hypoptopoma gulare
Oxyropsis acutirostris
Rhinotocinclus discolor
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
last seen on a
german stock list
16/September/2021
 
Rhinotocinclus - on last evaluated german stock lists
  • Schaefer, S. A. & Provenzano, F., 1993 "The Guyana Shield Parotocinclus: systematics, biogeography, and description of a new Venezuelan species (Siluroidei: Loricariidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 39
Pic. 2: Rhinotocinclus eppleyi
Pic. 3: Rhinotocinclus eppleyi
Pic. 4: Rhinotocinclus eppleyi
Pic. 5: Rhinotocinclus eppley, MCP 54750, 21.7 mm SL, female, Caño Parhueña, Puerto Ayacucho, upstream of Route 12 bridge, ca. 35 km NE of Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas, Venezuela
Pic. 6: Live specimen of Rhinotocinclus eppleyi from lot ROM 88301, Caño Parhueña, Puerto Ayacucho, upstream of Route 12 bridge, ca. 35 km NE of Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas, Venezuela
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Roland Numrich
1, 2, 3, 4
R.E. Reis & P.A. Lehmann (CC BY 4.0)
5
N. Lujan (CC BY 4.0)
6
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