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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus nigromaculatus (Schubart, 1964) |
| Common Names | LDA012, Nigromaculatus-Hypostomus (Germany) |
| 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 species occurence data on a map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de J. Zool. (N. S.) No. 251 2 Figs. 2, 5 |
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| Last Update | 2006 Oct 07 08:13 (species record created: 2006 Dec 25 08:48) |