/siluriformes/loricariidae/spectracanthicus/tocantinensis/1.jpg "Spectracanthicus tocantinensis")
Holotype/siluriformes/loricariidae/spectracanthicus/tocantinensis/2.jpg "Spectracanthicus tocantinensis")
Holotype, dorsal view/siluriformes/loricariidae/spectracanthicus/tocantinensis/3.jpg "Spectracanthicus tocantinensis")
Holotype, ventral view
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| Scientific Name | Spectracanthicus tocantinensis Chamon & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2014 |
| Common Names | LDA014, Plettet Maraba-sugemalle (Denmark) L086, Spotted Maraba Pleco |
| Type Locality | Pará, Carreira Comprida, rio Itacaiunas, Tocantins drainage, 5°22’S,49°07’W, Brazil. |
| Etymology | Genus: Latin, spectrum = look, apparition + Greek, akantha = thorn. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Spectracanthicus can be separated from all other loricariids except some Baryancistrus, Parancistrus and an undescribed Hemiancistrus by the presence of the dorsal-fin membrane contacting the adipose-fin spine. It can be separated from Baryancistrus and the Hemiancistrus by having fewer teeth (less than 25 vs. greater than 25) and from Parancistrus by having restricted gill openings. A key to the genus can be found here. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Rio Tocantins Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Temperature | 23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 12 (no. 1), pp 17, Figs. 11c, 13. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.88.198 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00) |