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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus faveolus Zawadzki, Birindelli & Lima, 2008 |
| Common Name(s) | L037 |
| Type Locality | Brazil, Mato Grosso, Cocalinho, Corixo da Saudade (Corixinho), 25 km NO of Cocalinho on road MT 326, rio Araguaia drainage (rio Tocantins basin), 14°17'20.6''S 51°09'12.1''W. |
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| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. From the latin faveolus, after favus, honeycomb. In allusion to the colour pattern formed by the pale blotches with thin dark limits. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 206mm (8.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | A distinctive but uncommon import. It is not a member of the Hypostomus cochliodon group as has been claimed. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Upper Rio Araguaia basin, rio Tocantins basin and the upper rio Xingu basin Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu , Upper Xingu (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia, Upper Araguaia (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | In the wild found in both fast and slow moving water, with both rocky and soft substrate. Like all Loricariidae, the fish will need some good hiding spaces. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Neotropical Ichthyology, 6(3):395-402, 2008 Aqualog shows Cordylancistrus platyrhynchus as L037, but does depict the real L037 as L037a! |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Tulio, (2) tamks, (3) Chrysichthys, (4) Dave Rinaldo, (5) koter73, (6) BrendanK, (7) andy75, (8) theonetruepath (k: 2), (9) Minty23, (10) tilly, (11) CanadaPleco, (12) plecomanpat, (13) ColumbianChocolate, (14) smitty, (15) GER1023, (16) minipol, (17) duequattro. 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. |
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| Last Update | 2012 Jan 24 11:55 (species record created: 2002 Jun 29 00:00) |
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