Hypostomus plecostomoides • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

Juvenile
Adult taken immediately after collection
Adult taken immediately after collection
Close-up of underside of head
Habitat: Collecting adult fish from driftwood snag
Habitat: Collecting adult fish from driftwood snag

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hypostomus plecostomoides** (Eigenmann, 1922)
Common Name(s)	LDA038, LDA042
Type Locality	Quebrada Gramalote, Villavicencio, Colombia
Synonym(s)	Cochliodon plecostomoides
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. This specific epithet literally means sucker(pleco=sucker) mouth(stomus=mouth) like(-oides=like).
Species Information
Size	250mm (9.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	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. The three northern South American members of the Hypostomus cochliodon group, H. plecostomoides, H. taphorni, and H. hondae are very difficult to differentiate. The surest identification method is to know where the fish was imported from. H. plecostomoides is found throughout the Orinoco drainage, H. taphorni the Essequibo drainage, and H. hondae in northern Colombia and the Maracaibo drainage.
Sexing	Gravid females are wider when viewed from above.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Found throughout the Orinoco drainages in Colombia and Venezuela. Also recorded from the Lake Valencia and Rio Tuy drainages in Venezuela. However, no specimens have been found in these drainages in some years and the heavy pollution present in these drainages may have extirpated this species from these drainages. Orinoco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Orinoco , Middle Orinoco, Apure, Guarico (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH	6.5 - 8.0
Temperature	21.0-27.0°C or 69.8-80.6°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	In general, the water should be clear, soft to medium in hardness with a near neutral pH. A strong powerhead should provide a fair current. The oxygen level should also be kept high.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Eats all normal aquarium foods. Fresh vegetables and driftwood are a must for this the proper care of this fish.
Furniture	Typically found amongst driftwood snags in the main river channel.
Compatibility	A peaceful loricariid. The pictured specimen was captured in the Rio Tinaco, Cojedes State, Venezuela. It was captured on a large piece of driftwood along with Panaque maccus, P. nigrolineatus, L092, Hypoptopoma, Hypostomus emarginatus, and Lamontichthys llanero.
Breeding	Spawns in holes in the soil of the river bank in the wet season. In the dry season, Iguanas use these same holes for their nests. The holes measure about 4-6 inches wide and up to 18 inches deep.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	(1) Kampfer, (2) bonibaru, (3) gretchenellie, (4) poopfaceman. 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	- Search Planet Catfish for more on Hypostomus plecostomoides - BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts) - Look up Hypostomus plecostomoides on AquaticRepublic.com - Look up Hypostomus plecostomoides on Fishbase, I.T.I.S. or ispecies search. - URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)
Hits	11734 hits.
Last Update	2011 Oct 05 12:12 (species record created: 2002 Apr 06 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Hypostomus plecostomoides (Eigenmann, 1922)

Common Name(s)

LDA038, LDA042

Type Locality

Quebrada Gramalote, Villavicencio, Colombia

Synonym(s)

Cochliodon plecostomoides

Pronunciation

hi POSS tow muss

Etymology

Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. This specific epithet literally means sucker(pleco=sucker) mouth(stomus=mouth) like(-oides=like).

Species Information

Size

250mm (9.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

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. The three northern South American members of the Hypostomus cochliodon group, H. plecostomoides, H. taphorni, and H. hondae are very difficult to differentiate. The surest identification method is to know where the fish was imported from. H. plecostomoides is found throughout the Orinoco drainage, H. taphorni the Essequibo drainage, and H. hondae in northern Colombia and the Maracaibo drainage.

Sexing

Gravid females are wider when viewed from above.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Found throughout the Orinoco drainages in Colombia and Venezuela. Also recorded from the Lake Valencia and Rio Tuy drainages in Venezuela. However, no specimens have been found in these drainages in some years and the heavy pollution present in these drainages may have extirpated this species from these drainages.
Orinoco Show it on a map

(hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Orinoco Show it on a map

, Middle Orinoco, Apure, Guarico (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)

6.5 - 8.0

Temperature

21.0-27.0°C or 69.8-80.6°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

In general, the water should be clear, soft to medium in hardness with a near neutral pH. A strong powerhead should provide a fair current. The oxygen level should also be kept high.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Eats all normal aquarium foods. Fresh vegetables and driftwood are a must for this the proper care of this fish.

Furniture

Typically found amongst driftwood snags in the main river channel.

Compatibility

A peaceful loricariid. The pictured specimen was captured in the Rio Tinaco, Cojedes State, Venezuela. It was captured on a large piece of driftwood along with Panaque maccus, P. nigrolineatus, L092, Hypoptopoma, Hypostomus emarginatus, and Lamontichthys llanero.

Breeding

Spawns in holes in the soil of the river bank in the wet season. In the dry season, Iguanas use these same holes for their nests. The holes measure about 4-6 inches wide and up to 18 inches deep.

Further Information

Registered Keepers

(1) Kampfer, (2) bonibaru, (3) gretchenellie, (4) poopfaceman.

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Add this species to your My Cats species list

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Breeding Reports

None.

More Resources

- Search Planet Catfish for more on Hypostomus plecostomoides
Link

- BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts)
Look up AquaticRepublic.com

- Look up Hypostomus plecostomoides on AquaticRepublic.com
Look up Fishbase

- Look up Hypostomus plecostomoides on Fishbase, I.T.I.S. or ispecies search.
Link

- URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)

Hits

11734 hits.

Last Update

2011 Oct 05 12:12 (species record created: 2002 Apr 06 00:00)

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