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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. 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.

Reference:

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.

Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails

Lampiella cf. gibbosa

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