Hypostomus pusarum • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hypostomus pusarum** (Starks, 1913)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	at Ceará Mirim [Brazil].
Synonym(s)	Plecostomus pusarum
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Species Information
Size	203mm (8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Coastal drainages of northern Brazil Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, North East Brazil Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Further Information
References	Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series, pp36, Pl. 6.
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2013 Jan 22 16:10 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 08:20)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Hypostomus pusarum (Starks, 1913)

None

at Ceará Mirim [Brazil].

Plecostomus pusarum

hi POSS tow muss

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

Species Information

203mm (8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Coastal drainages of northern Brazil
Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, North East Brazil Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there)