Leporacanthicus galaxias (L 7)
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
(Type species)
from Galaxie (milky way)
Synonyms
Length (total)
approx. 30 cm
Standard length (documented)
113.7 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
26 - 29 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males: slender, head longer and wider, genital papilla pointed and slender
from genus: Standard
multiple
from
to
Quantity
70
Temp.
28
29
pH
6.00
7.00
GH
4
4
KH
3
3
NO³
Cond.
present
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
bright dots
I / 8 rays
bright dots
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
bright dots
I / 8 rays
bright dots
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
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
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
16/September/2021
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.36
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.132
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.11
- Lucanus, Oliver: "Panaque-Pirsch"
(Aquarium Fachmagazin August / September 2011 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Werner, Uwe: "Am Areões im Reich der Xavante"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Oktober/November 2018)
- Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1989 "Diagnose dreier neuer Harnischwelsgattungen mit fünf neuen Arten aus Brasilien" (DATZ, Okt. 1989, P. 541)
- Stawikowski, Rainer, 1988 "Harnischwelse aus südlichen Amazonasnebenflüssen" (DATZ, 12)
- Montoya-Burgos, J.-I.; Muller, S.; Weber, C. & Pawlowski, J., 1998 "Phylogenetic relationships of the Loricariidae (Siluriformes) based on mitochrondrial rRNA gene sequences" (Edipucrs, P. 367)
- americanfish.de (Vermehrung)
- Collins, R.A.; Ribeiro, E.D.; Machado, V.N.; Hrbek, T. & Farias,I.P. , 2015 "A preliminary inventory of the catfishes of the lower Rio Nhamundá, Brazil (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes)" (Biodiversity Data Journal, 3: e4162)
- PCF
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
Brenda Irwin
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
Ingo Seidel
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