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Habitat: Rio Parana, Corrientes State, Argentina
Ventral view
Female pectoral fin
Male pectoral fin
Close-up of mouth
Close-up of dorsal fin
From Artigas, Uruguay

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hypostomus roseopunctatus** Reis, Weber & Malabarba, 1990
Common Names	Rose-spotted Pleco Rosenplettet Sugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Rio Pelotas at road from Esmeralda to Anita Garibaldi, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. This specific epithet refers to its rose-coloured (roseus=rose-coloured, red) spots (punctatus=small spots).
Species Information
Size	233mm or 9.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: La Plata system: Uruguay basin. La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Miriñay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay, Pelotas (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 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 97 (no. 3), pp 756, Figs. 2, 25-28.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2004 Aug 11 00:00)