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Rio Verde, Ponta Grossa
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| 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) Log in to view data on a 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 | 2020 Dec 22 06:32 (species record created: 2004 Mar 02 00:00) |