Tupi Guarani: from Mbyá = water and raku = very warm in reference to Rio Quente, a warm water river
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 9 cm
Standard length (documented)
70.8 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
34 - 34 °C
Habitat river width
~3.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 1.50 m
Flow
small
Substrate
gravel, sand, rocks
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males have longer fins
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
present
I / 4 rays
14 (- 15) soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
7 soft rays
slightly convex
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 4 rays
14 (- 15) soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
7 soft rays
slightly convex
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Characidae sp.
Characidium sp. aff. zebra
Characidium xanthopterum
Xiphophorus helleri
Characidium sp. aff. zebra
Characidium xanthopterum
Xiphophorus helleri
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
- Martins, F.O.; Langeani, F. & Zawadzki, C.H., 2014 "A new spiny species of Hypostomus Lacépède (Loricariidae: Hypostominae) from thermal waters, upper rio Paraná basin, central Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology)
- Lustosa-Costa, S.Y.; Ramos, T.P.A.; Zawadzki, C.H. & Lima, S.M.Q., 2022 "Review of the armoured catfish genus Hypostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Parnaíba River basin, Northeastern Brazil, with description of a new species" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 20 No. 1)
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for the pictures
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