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Lampiella gibbosa (Miranda Ribeiro, 1908)

Image contributors to this species:

Hans-Georg Evers (1)

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The species pictured has a slightly different colouration from the original description and may only be a variant of L. gibbosa or a new species from this genus. Aquarium Care: Needs to be kept in an aquarium with a high oxygen content for their requirements due to them coming from swift currents where they sit upon rounded stones. Keep at lower temperatures as high values can be a death sentence to this species. No information on diet was available. Etymology: The specific name gibbosa: Latin for humpbacked, referring to its projecting nape. Remarks: For more information on this family read more from Evers & Seidel 2005 as listed in Reference.

Common Name:

Bumblebee Dwarf Pleco

Synonyms:

Otocinclus gibbosus

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil, Ribeira de Iguape River basin. Type locality: Rio Bethary.

Size:

5.0cm. (2ins)

Temp:

18-22°c (63-71°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

IUCN Red List

Lampiella gibbosa is endemic to Brazil, occurring in the Ribeira do Iguape river basin. Its extent of occurrence is estimated at 3,450 km² . In the areas where it occurs, it is abundant and associated with environments with good water quality. The species is captured for aquariums, but it is not possible to estimate the impact of this activity on the species. Part of its distribution is outside protected areas, subject to habitat degradation by anthropogenic activities. As the population is not severely fragmented, and it is not possible to apply the concept of locations, the species has been classified as Near Threatened (NT), approaching the EN category in criterion B1b(iii). The main recommendations for the conservation of the species are: the protection of the aquatic ecosystem and an assessment to quantify its commercial capture (IUCN 2021).

Reference:

Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). 2021. Lampiella gibbosa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.
Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr. 2007 Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Lampiella cf. gibbosa

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