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Scientific Name	**Hypostomus paranensis** Weyenbergh, 1877
Common Name
Type Locality	Lakes along Río Paraná near Santa Fe, Argentina.
Synonym(s)	Hypostomus cordovae, Plecostomus cordovae
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss - cor doe vay
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Species Information
Size	181mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Argentina. La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná, Bermejo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mar Chiquita, Dulce (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mar Chiquita, Segundo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mar Chiquita, Primero (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	Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Buenos Aires. v. 3 (no. 1), pp 9.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:04 (species record created: 2005 Mar 05 00:00)