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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hypostomus fuscomaculatus** Zawadzki & Pains da Silva, 2022
Common Names	LDA009 L233
Type Locality	Rio Salobra, Rio Paraguay basin, municipality of Nobres, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, 14°38'38"S, 56°16'29"W.
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Species Information
Identification	A large spotted species. It was thought that L224 was the juvenile form and L233 is the adult but L224 proved to be a different species when adult. L233 is however also LDA09, long thought to be H. mutucae, but that species has small spots on the head. This species has also previously been confused with H. hermanni.
Habitat Information
Distribution	La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay, Cuiabá, Manso (Mato Grosso) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 31 (no. 2): IEF-1176, pp 2, Figs. 1-3.
Registered Keepers	There are 6 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:06 (species record created: 2022 Apr 27 06:59)