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  • Hypostomus ternetzi
  • Hypostomus ternetziClose-up of head
  • Hypostomus ternetzi
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Scientific Name Hypostomus ternetzi  (Boulenger, 1895)
Common Name
Type Locality Rio Paraguay.
Pronunciation hi POSS tow muss
Etymology Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. 
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Size 175mm or 6.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Middle Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay River basins.
La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Uruguay, Lower Uruguay (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 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895 (pt 3), pp 525
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Last Update 2021 Jul 16 03:27 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 15:04)