AquaticRepublic.com - Spatuloricaria tuira (Loricariidae) All Fishes

Dorsal view
Ventral view of upper body
Habitat: "Aufwuchs" or algae biofilm

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Spatuloricaria tuira** Fichberg, Oyakaw & de Pinna, 2014
Common Names	Tuira's Whiptail Marbled Xingu Whiptail, Xingu-grenmalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Tapajós drainage, Pará State, Rio Jamanxim near Vila Mil, Novo Progresso, 7°43'51"S, 55°16'36"W, Brazil.
Pronunciation	spat you lorry CAR ee ah.
Etymology	Latin, spatula, spathe = spatula, spatule + Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather; in reference to the flat bodyshape. The specific name tuira honors a Brazilian Indian woman from Mebeˆngoˆkre/Kaiapo´ ethnicity who became a symbol of the resistance against construction of hydroelectric dams on the Rio Xingu.
Species Information
Size	166mm or 6.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Distinguished from all its congeners except Spatuloricaria nudiventris by having the abdominal surface completely naked or rarely with few, very small plates (vs. abdominal region covered with plates); and by the absence of preanal plates (vs. presence of one to four preanal plates).
Sexing	Adult males are more heavily built with odontodal growth from the cheeks and on the pectoral fin spines which are typically thicker and a little shorter than those found on females. When viewed from above, the male has an isosceles triangle-shaped head, which contrasts with the more equilateral triangle shape seen in females.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Rio Xingu, Brazil Rio Tapajos, Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
pH	6.0 - 7.4
Temperature	26.0-29.0°C or 78.8-84.2°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Water current should be brisk if not strong.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	An enthusiastic feeder that will accept most food that makes its way to the bottom. Not an algae eater of any note. User data.
Furniture	Requirements are different from many catfish in that this fish likes sandy open spaces littered with flat rounded peebles and small stones, little cover is required.
Compatibility	Keep in pairs or small groups of its own species ''under'' midwater dither fish such as Hyphessobrycon sized tetras.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Copeia 2014 (no. 2), pp 317, Figs. 2-4.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:07 (species record created: 2001 Apr 29 00:00)