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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus nigromaculatus (Schubart, 1964) |
| Common Name | LDA012 |
| Type Locality | Cachoeira de Emas, Rio Mogi Guassu basin, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Plecostomus nigromaculatus |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. Nigro = black + maculatus = spots. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 102mm or 4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: middle and upper Paraná River basin. La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Boletim do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, Zoologia, Nova Série No. 251, pp 2, Figs. 2, 5. |
| Registered Keepers | Keeping this species? Why not . There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Sep 19 09:32 (species record created: 2006 Dec 25 08:48) |