/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypostomus/hondae/1.jpg "Hypostomus hondae")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypostomus/hondae/2.jpg "Hypostomus hondae")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus hondae (Regan, 1912) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Honda, Colombia. |
| Synonym(s) | Cochliodon hondae, Cochliodon pospisili, Plecostomus hondae |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. Named after the river Honda where the Type specimen was captured. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Previously placed in Cochliodon and now included in the larger genus, Hypostomus as a member of the Hypostomus Cochliodon group. All these species have higher backs than other conspecifics and spoon shaped teeth (like Panaque). See link below. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Magdalena River and Lake Maracaibo basins. Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1912 (pt 3) (art. 36), pp 666, Pl. 76 (fig. 3). |
| Registered Keepers | There are 3 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 4 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Search for H. hondae | |
 | Look up H. hondae on AquaticRepublic.com |
 | Look up H. hondae on Fishbase |
 | Look up H. hondae on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. hondae on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 05 02:58 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 11:37) |
