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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus commersoni Valenciennes, 1836 |
| Common Name | Red Fin Uruguay (USA) |
| Type Locality | Río de La Plata, Montevideo, Uruguay. |
| Synonym(s) | Hypostomus limosus, Plecostomus commersoni, Plecostomus limosus |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 425mm or 16.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Middle and lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins and from the Laguna dos Patos basin. La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Laguna dos Patos (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) Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, Samborombon Bay, Langueyu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, Samborombon Bay, Salado (Buenos Aires) (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 | |
| Feeding | Feeds on organic material on the bottom. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale, pp Pl. 7 (fig. 2). |
| Registered Keepers | Keeping this species? Why not . There are 3 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Dec 13 08:55 (species record created: 2006 Apr 11 00:00) |
