Hypostomus commersoni • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hypostomus commersoni** Valenciennes, 1836
Common Name(s)	Red Fin Uruguay (English, USA)
Type Locality	Río de La Plata, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Synonym(s)	Hypostomus limosus, Hypostomus spiniger, Plecostomus commersoni, Plecostomus limosus, Plecostomus spiniger
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Species Information
Size	425mm (16.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Middle and lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins and from the Laguna dos Patos basin. La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Laguna dos Patos (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Feeds on organic material on the bottom.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Poissons Amér. Méridionale no p. Pl. 7 (fig. 2)
Registered Keepers	(1) PlecosAndLoaches. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Hypostomus commersoni Valenciennes, 1836

Common Name(s)

Red Fin Uruguay (English, USA)

Type Locality

Río de La Plata, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Synonym(s)

Hypostomus limosus, Hypostomus spiniger, Plecostomus commersoni, Plecostomus limosus, Plecostomus spiniger

Pronunciation

hi POSS tow muss

Etymology

Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth.

Species Information

Size

425mm (16.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Middle and lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins and from the Laguna dos Patos basin.
La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Laguna dos Patos (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Feeds on organic material on the bottom.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Poissons Amér. Méridionale no p. Pl. 7 (fig. 2)

Registered Keepers

(1) PlecosAndLoaches.

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.