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Name

Scientific name

Hypancistrus sp.

Described by

Not recorded

Family

Loricariidae

Common names

L004, L005, L028, L073, Angelicus Pleco

Photograph credits

All 1 credited

Summary

L004, the angelicus pleco, is an undescribed Hypancistrus from the lower Tocantins and nearby rivers in Pará state, northern Brazil. It is …

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

100mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 26–30°C, pH 5.5–7.5

Hardness

1–20dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Social needs

Not recorded

Social needs
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Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil, Guamá, Pará, Tocantins

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

Native to the lower rio Tocantins, the rio Guamá and the rio do Pará in Pará state, northern Brazil. The various L-numbers assigned to this species represent d…

Habitat

Not written yet

Aquarium size

An aquarium with base dimensions of 120 ∗ 30 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

Wild specimens are likely omnivorous but with a preference for aquatic invertebrates and suchlike. In the aquarium it does best when offered a varied diet comp…

Behaviour and compatibility

A peaceful species which can be maintained in a well-chosen community but is territorial towards conspecifics and other similarly-shaped fishes. It should not …

Sexual dimorphism

Adult males possess a broader head plus more extensive odontodes on the leading pectoral-fin rays and interopercular region than females. Males are also more s…

Reproduction

Cave-spawner with the male responsible for brood care and has been bred in aquaria on numerous occasions.

Notes

This unidentified species is sometimes traded under the false name 'Peckoltia angelicus'. The genus Hypancistrus is diagnosed from all other loricariids by a w…

References

References

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