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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus soniae Carvalho & Weber, 2005 |
| Common Name(s) | Blue eyed Red Fin Pleco, L137 |
| Type Locality | Temporary pools on riversides of Rio Tapajós, between Vila Nova and Urua, Pará, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss - SONN ee ae |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 300mm (11.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Would be one of those species previously placed in Cochliodon and now included in the larger genus, Hypostomus as a member of the Hypostomus Cochliodon group. All these species have higher backs than other conspecifics and spoon shaped teeth (like Panaque). See link below. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Rio Tapajos between Pimental and Itaituba Amazon, Tapajós  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Rev. Suisse Zool. 965 Figs. 3, 4, 8 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Cory-Diddi, (2) clunkster, (3) Brotox (p: 3), (4) Selyna, (5) Snowy (k: 4), (6) catfishgrrl, (7) Daniel Machado, (8) Kara, who also notes: "Fins get redder as the pH becomes more acidic. This fish is like a living litmus test in my tank.", (9) Pungen, (10) ronsterrc, (11) Algaedarling, (12) Deano089, (13) PLEC BAIRN, (14) Altifrons, (15) Dave Rinaldo, (16) jippo (k: 2), (17) storch31, (18) Junttis, (19) bymoor (k: 2), (20) hossma (p: 2), (21) smitty, who also notes: "I have found that this pleco can be somewhat aggressive. Because of his aggression on 8/23/11 I moved him from the 200 gal to the 180 gal to be with much larger pictures.", (22) 2wheelsx2 (p: 2, k: 2), who also notes: "6" specimen from Charles", "Got a slightly smaller one (about 5 inches).", (23) alasia, (24) monkiecat, (25) robb harriston, (26) megacat (k: 2), (27) dt23, (28) biotope69, (29) Dan101, (30) MonsterTankMaster, (31) Simon Wikstrom, (32) Armadillo Del Rio (p: 2), (33) ColumbianChocolate, (34) snike, (35) gforcefx, (36) Brisch. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
| More Resources |
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| Last Update | 2007 Mar 04 09:06 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00) |
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