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Scientific Name Hypostomus pusarum    (Starks, 1913)
Common Names Jaguribe Pleco
Pumpkin Pleco, Orange Sugemalle (Denmark), Orangegul Sugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Ceará-Mirim River, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Ancistrus salgadae, Plecostomus carvalhoi, Plecostomus jaguribensis, Plecostomus nudiventris, Plecostomus plecostomus papariae, Plecostomus pusarum
Pronunciation hi POSS tow muss
Etymology Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. 
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Size 203mm or 8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: coastal drainages of northern Brazil.
Ceará State Rivers, Jaguaribe (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, North East Brazil Coastal Rivers, Rio Grande do Norte Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, North East Brazil Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Piauí Rivers, Parnaíba (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.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series, pp36, Pl. 6.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:05 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 08:20)