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Loricariichthys anus (Valenciennes, 1835)

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Redescribed in Cuvier & Valenciennes (1840: 470 (347 in Strasbourg deluxe edition) from two specimens, with locality stated as: sur les bordes de la rivière de La Plata près de Buénos-Ayres. Lectotype designation by Isbrücker (1979a: 113) of MNHN a-9456 (396 mm) would be valid, if illustrated specimen can not be identified. Description: In this genera, which is not seen very often in the hobby, the upper lips are small and the edges slightly frayed. Reproduction: In sexually active males the lips are transformed into large dermal lobes which are used to hold the eggs after spawning. Aquarium Care: Keep on a sandy substrate with branchwork. Reasonably easy to keep wirh regular good husbandry. Diet: Omnivore: Dry foods, algae wafers, Spirulina and normal tablet foods. Frozen foods, Artemia nauplii, glass worms and Daphnia. Remarks: The bottom of the location image was a combination of sand and mud (P. Petersen 2021).

Common Name:

Long-lipped Whiptail Catfish

Synonyms:

Loricaria anus

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Coastal rivers of southern Brazil and from the Uruguay and lower Paraná River basins. Type Locality: Río de la Plata near Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Size:

46.0cm. (18½ins)

Temp:

26-29°c (77-85°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Loricariidae - Loricariinae (Armored catfishes). p. 330-350. 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.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2015. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2015 ).

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Loricariichthys anus
Rio Olimar Grande, Region-Treinta y Tres

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Mouth view

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Ventral view

Loricariichthys anus
Location-Laguna de Arnaud

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