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Scientific Name Hypostomus paulinus  (Ihering, 1905)
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Type Locality Rio Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Synonym(s) Plecostomus paulinus
Pronunciation hi POSS tow muss
Etymology Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. 
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Size 131mm or 5.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Tietê River basin.
La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Tietê (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Tietê, Piracicaba (São Paulo) (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 15 (no. 90) (art. 75), pp 560.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 18 06:51 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 08:05)