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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hypostomus faveolus** Zawadzki, Birindelli & Lima, 2008
Common Names	L037, Honeycomb Pleco Mosaik-sugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Cocalinho, Corixo da Saudade (Corixinho), 25 kilometers north of Cocalinho on road MT 136, rio Araguaia drainage, rio Tocantins basin, 14°17'20.6"S, 51°09'12.1"W, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. From the latin faveolus, after favus, honeycomb. In allusion to the colour pattern formed by the pale blotches with thin dark limits.
Species Information
Size	206mm or 8.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	A distinctive but uncommon import. It is not a member of the Hypostomus cochliodon group as has been claimed.
General Remarks	Aqualog shows Cordylancistrus platyrhynchus as L037, but does depict the real L037 as L037a!Aqualog shows Cordylancistrus platyrhynchus as L037, but does depict the real L037 as L037a!
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Rio Tocantins basin and the upper rio Xingu basin in central Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Upper Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia, Upper Araguaia (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Temperature	23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Furniture	In the wild found in both fast and slow moving water, with both rocky and soft substrate. Like all Loricariidae, the fish will need some good hiding spaces.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is but a single breeding report, read it here.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3), pp 396, Figs. 1-2.
Registered Keepers	There are 37 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 19 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:04 (species record created: 2002 Jun 29 00:00)