Rhinotocinclus longirostris

Garavello, 1988

(Type species)
Rhinotocinclus longirostris
long - long; rostris - snout
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Subgenus / Species group
Synonyms
Parotocinclus longirostris
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  3 cm
Standard length (documented)
27.8 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
26 - 29 °C

Amazonas (BRA)

Brazil

Amazonas

[ -2.699,-59.704 ]
Map to Rhinotocinclus longirostris
Type of water
Clear water, Black water
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
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
last seen on a
german stock list
03/April/2021
  • Garavello, J.C., 1989 "Three new species of parotocinclus Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1889 with comments on their geographical distribution (pisces, loricariidae)" (Naturalia) P. 117
  • 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. 50
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 326
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 1 (2002) P.366
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