Female
Male
Male, close-up of epidermal growth on pelvic fin
Female, close-up of single anal/urogenital pore
Male, close-up of separate anal & urogenital pores
Eggs of different developmental ages under stone
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| Scientific Name | Neoplecostomus microps (Steindachner, 1877) |
| Common Names | LDA034, Microps-Neoplecostomus (Germany) Small Eyed Lobe Pleco, Småøjet Kvastsugemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Rio de Janeiro (possibly Rio Parahyba), Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Etymology | Genus: Greek, neos = new + Greek, plekos,-eos = twisted Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 102mm or 4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Paraíba do Sul (click on these areas to find other species found there) Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Macaé (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Temperature | 11.5-25.5°C or 52.7-77.9°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | From Brito et al. (2016, Biota Neotrop. vol.16, no.2): At the capture sites, water temperature ranged from 11.6 - 25.3°C, electrical conductivity from 12.2 - 73.2 µS/cm and dissolved oxygen from 7.45 - 10.78 mg/L. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.), pp 688 [130], Pl. 13. |
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| More Resources | |
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 | Look up N. microps on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.316.1336 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |