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  • Hypostomus kuarup
  • Hypostomus kuarupDorsal view
  • Hypostomus kuarupVentral view
  • Hypostomus kuarup
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Scientific Name Hypostomus kuarup    Zawadzki, Kullander & Lima, 2012
Common Names LDA080, Culuene Pleco
Culuene-sugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Rio Xingú basin, rio Culuene (at the former rapids, current area of reservoir Paranatinga 11), 13°51'03"S, 53°15'31"W, Campinãpolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Pronunciation hi POSS tow muss
Etymology Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. 
Down Species Information
Size 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Down Habitat Information
Distribution Rio Culuene, Rio Xingu basin.
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Iriri (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Upper Xingu, Culuene (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 2018.
Down Husbandry Information
Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Neotropical Ichthyology v. 10 (no. 2), pp 246, Figs. 1-4.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:04 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 15:11)