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Scientific Name | Hypostomus affinis (Steindachner, 1877) |
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Type Locality | aus dem Rio Mucury bei Santa Clara [...] im RioParahyba und dessen Nebenflusse Muriahé, im Rio Mucury und S. Antonio bei S. Antonio de Ferros [restrictedto Rio Parahyba (as Campos, in the rio Paraíba do Sul basin), Brazil, by lectotype designation |
Synonym(s) | Plecostomus affinis |
Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. |
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Size | 397mm or 15.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
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Distribution | Paraíba do Sul River basin, Brazil Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Paraíba do Sul (click on these areas to find other species found there) Espirito Santo State Rivers, Doce, Piracicaba (Minas Gerais) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
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Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.), pp 685 [127]. |
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Last Update | 2014 Aug 11 16:09 (species record created: 2011 Sep 22 12:08) |