Etymology
rhinos (gr.) = Nase, lepis (gr.) = rauh, hart
Synonyms
Rinelepis
Length (total)
60 - 70 cm
Anatomy
flacher Kopf
Body height
flat
Coloring
grau
Jaw
viele langstielige Zähne
Others
kein Irislappen, starke Panzerung mit tannenzapfenartige Knochenplatten, kohlengrau, kann atmosphärischen Sauerstoff atmen
Strinking
of them
of them
no iris cloth, pinecone-like bone plates, flat head
Similar Genus
Additional literatur
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" S.1204 - 1208
- Seidel, Ingo: "Die Erfolgsgeschichte der Segelschilderwelse, Gattung Pterygoplichthys"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Oktober / November 2010 "Wels-Presseschau") - Seidel, Ingo: "Tannenzapfenwelse in Natur, Systematik und Aquarium"
(DATZ 01/2012 - "Wels-Presseschau")
Species
Species
Country
Origin
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
(cm)
T.
(°C)
(°C)
Bree
ding
ding
Rhinelepis aspera
Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Brazil
Rio São Francisco-Einzug, oberer rio Paraná-Einzug
(Minas Geraís, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe, São Paulo, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina)
Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Brazil
Rio São Francisco-Einzug, oberer rio Paraná-Einzug
(Minas Geraís, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe, São Paulo, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina)
70
300
25 - 29
unknown
Rhinelepis strigosa
Valenciennes, 1840
Argentina,Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Rio Paraná, río Uruguay, Río de la Plata
(Paraná, Corientes, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, Entre Rios)
Valenciennes, 1840
Argentina,Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Rio Paraná, río Uruguay, Río de la Plata
(Paraná, Corientes, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, Entre Rios)
60
200
20 - 27
unknown
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