Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 2 - 15. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Orinoco and southern middle and lower Amazon River tributaries.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 36713)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Aquarium keeping: feeds on plants and roots; minimum aquarium size 120 cm (Ref. 51539).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Fisch-Muller, S., 2003. Loricariidae-Ancistrinae (Armored catfishes). p. 373-400. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36713)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
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