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Name
Scientific name
Hypancistrus seideli
Described by
Authority Sousa, Sousa, Oliveira, Sabaj, Zuanon & Rapp Py-Daniel, Year 2025
Family
Loricariidae
Common names
L066, King Tiger Plec, L333
Photograph credits
All 5 credited
Summary
The king tiger plec, Hypancistrus seideli, is a suckermouth catfish from the lower rio Xingu in Pará state, northern Brazil. Described by S…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
140mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 45 cm, Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 26–30°C, pH 5–7
Hardness
2–15dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
Not recorded
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Xingu
Writing
Etymology
Hypancistrus: from the Greek ὑπό (hypó), meaning 'below, beneath, under', and the generic name Ancistrus, in reference to the reduced dentition compared with t…
Distribution
Collected from the rio Xingu downstream and in the vicinity of Belo Monte, Pará state, northern Brazil. The majority of its natural habitat is likely to be sev…
Habitat
Typically inhabits turbulent stretches of whitewater rapids with rocky substrates.
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 120 ∗ 45 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.
Maintenance
Not difficult to maintain under the correct conditions; we strongly recommend keeping it in a tank designed to simulate a flowing stream with a substrate of va…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Except when juvenile, these prefer a meaty diet. This can consist of live and frozen foods such as bloodworm, chopped mussel and prawn and sinking dried foods.…
Behaviour and compatibility
A generally peaceful species which can be maintained in a well-chosen community alongside other quiet fishes. It should not be maintained alongside other Hypan…
Sexual dimorphism
Males are more slender and less stocky than females, a difference which is easily observed when the fish are viewed from above. Odontode development is often c…
Reproduction
Cave-spawner with the male responsible for brood care. Has been bred regularly in aquaria.
Notes
This species, described by Sousa et al. in 2025, is also traded as 'network pleco' and 'scribbled pleco' and has a highly variable colour pattern. It's regular…
References
References
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