Hypostomus fonchii • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hypostomus fonchii** Weber & Montoya-Burgos, 2002
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Peru: Ucayali: Quebrada John,lower part, near mouth in the Rio Pauya, in shallow water with emerging rocks, 06°36'7.0''S/75°56'26.3''W(GPS), alt. 360 m., Rio Cushabatay drainage, Rio Ucayali basin
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Cushabatay River basin, Peru Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Huallaga, Cushabatay (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Further Information
References	Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 109 (no. 2), pp357, Figs. 2-3
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2013 Jan 21 21:16 (species record created: 2011 Sep 22 13:12)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Hypostomus fonchii Weber & Montoya-Burgos, 2002

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Peru: Ucayali: Quebrada John,lower part, near mouth in the Rio Pauya, in shallow water with emerging rocks, 06°36'7.0''S/75°56'26.3''W(GPS), alt. 360 m., Rio Cushabatay drainage, Rio Ucayali basin

Pronunciation

hi POSS tow muss

Etymology

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

Habitat Information

Distribution

Cushabatay River basin, Peru
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Huallaga, Cushabatay (click on these areas to find other species found there)