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Adult from Iguazu falls/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypostomus/albopunctatus/8.jpg "Hypostomus albopunctatus")
Rio Verde, Ponta Grossa
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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus albopunctatus (Regan, 1908) |
| Common Name | Spotted Paraguay Pleco |
| Type Locality | Rio Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Plecostomus albopunctatus |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. This specific epithet refers to its small spots (punctatus=small spots) that are white (albo=white) in colour. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 270mm or 10.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Paraná River basin. La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paranapanema, Tibagi, Pitangui, Verde (Pitangui) (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 | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1907 (pt 4), pp 797, Pl. 49 (fig. 1); Fig. 206. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, 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 | 2019 Sep 18 14:20 (species record created: 2002 Feb 11 00:00) |