/loricariidae/hypostomus/roseopunctatus/1.jpg "Hypostomus roseopunctatus(1) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypostomus/roseopunctatus/2.jpg "Hypostomus roseopunctatus(2) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypostomus/roseopunctatus/3.jpg "Hypostomus roseopunctatus(3) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypostomus/roseopunctatus/4.jpg "Hypostomus roseopunctatus(4) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypostomus/roseopunctatus/5.jpg "Hypostomus roseopunctatus(5) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypostomus/roseopunctatus/6.jpg "Hypostomus roseopunctatus(6) Habitat: Rio Parana, Corrientes State, Argentina - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus roseopunctatus Reis, Weber & Malabarba, 1990 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Rio Pelotas at road from Esmeralda to Anita Garibaldi, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. This specific epithet refers to its rose-coloured (roseus=rose-coloured, red) spots (punctatus=small spots). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 233mm (9.2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: La Plata system: Uruguay basin. La Plata  , Uruguay (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Rev. Suisse Zool.v. 97 (no. 3) - pp756 - Figs. 2, 25-28 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2008 Feb 29 11:56 (species record created: 2004 Aug 11 00:00) |
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