dedicated Augusto Ruschi (Brazilian scientist)
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 12 cm
Standard length (documented)
96.7 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
20 - 23 °C
High above sea level
579 - 657 m
Habitat river width
3.00 - 5.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
~1.00 m
Flow
strong
Substrate
gravel, sand, rocks
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
present
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark patches
I / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark patches
I / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
Sympatric with
Characidium timbuiense
Phalloceros elachistos
Pimelodella sp.
Poecilia reticulata
Phalloceros elachistos
Pimelodella sp.
Poecilia reticulata
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
- Pereira, E.H.L.; Lehmann, P. & Reis, R.E., 2012 "A new species of the Neoplecostomine catfish Pareiorhaphis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Coastal basins of Espírito Santo, eastern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 10 No. 3)
- Silva, J.P. da; Tonini, L.; Sarmento-Soares, L.M. & Martins-Pinheiro, R.F., 2015 "A Ictiofauna no entorno da Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi na Serra de Santa Teresa-Fundão, Espírito Santo, Brasil" (Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão, Vol. 37 No. 4, P. 472)
- Pereira, E.H.L. & Reis, R.E., 2017 "Morphology-based phylogeny of the suckermouth armored catfishes, with emphasis on the Neoplecostominae (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4264, No. 1, P. 75)
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