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Scientific Name | Hypostomus carinatus (Steindachner, 1881) |
Common Names | L166, Blackspotted Orange Pleco Sortplettet Appelsinsugemalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Amazon River at Jatuarana, Ueranduba and Lake Saraca, Brazil. |
Synonym(s) | Plecostomus carinatus |
Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. |
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Size | 248mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | Typical shape for the genus, basic colouration is rusty reddish brown with medium to large black spots which to not reach to the tips of the unpaired fins. |
General Remarks | DATZ 7/1994, pp 416-418. Aqualog shows Cochliodon plecostomoides from Venezuela and thus does not match DATZ. |
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Distribution | South America: Middle Amazon River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Japurá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Juruá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Uatumã (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Trombetas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, dos Marmelos, Branco (Amazonas) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Nhamundá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 43, pp 108 [8], Pl. 4 (fig. 2). |
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Last Update | 2022 Jan 19 09:20 (species record created: 2006 Aug 04 00:00) |