meizon(gr.) - masculine , megas - big, spilos (gr.) - dots; because of the larger points compared to other southern species
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 20 cm
Standard length (documented)
149.1 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: look to head and body shape and pectoral fins: male has angular head, female has wider waist
from genus: Standard
fb
 
present
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
monochrome dark
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
monochrome dark
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
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
- Cardoso, A.R. & da Silva, J.F.P., 2004 "Two new species of the genus Hemiancistrus Bleeker (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Uruguai basin" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 2 No. 1, P. 1)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 244)
- Armbruster, J.W.; Werneke, D.C. & Tan, M., 2015 "Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes)" (ZooKeys, Vol. 480, P. 99)
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 418)
- Species new to sience