Lamontichthys maracaibero
Taphorn & Lilyestrom, 1984
dedicated the inhabitants of Lake Maracaibo
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 23 cm
Standard length (documented)
186.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: more and stronger odontodes on the pectoral fins
substrate breeder
from genus: yes
unknown
not known
- Taphorn, D.C. & Lilyestrom, C.G., 1984 "Lamontichthys maracaibero y L. llanero dos especies nuevas para Venezuela (Pisces, Loricariidae)" (Revista Unellez de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Vol. 2 No. 2)
- de Carvalho Paixão, A.; Toledo-Piza, M., 2009 "Systematics of Lamontichthys Miranda-Ribeiro (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with the description of two new species" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vo. 7 No. 4)
- PCF
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