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Rio Jau, Brazil
Close-up of mouth
Rio Jau, Brazil. Dorsal view
Rio Jau, Brazil. Ventral view
Rio Verde, Ponta Grossa

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hypostomus ancistroides** (Ihering, 1911)
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Tatuhy and Rio Piracicaba, Sao Paulo State, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Plecostomus ancistroides
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. This specific epithet refers to its Ancistrus-like (ancistroides=Ancistrus-like) appearance.
Species Information
Size	210mm or 8.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
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, Paranapanema, Upper Paranapanema (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paranapanema, Tibagi, Pitangui, Verde (Pitangui) (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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Revista do Museo Paulista, São Paulo v. 8 (1910), pp 396.
Registered Keepers	There are 3 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2004 Mar 02 00:00)