/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypostomus/myersi/1.jpg "Hypostomus myersi")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus myersi (Gosline, 1947) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Iguaçu at Porto União, Paraná, southern Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Plecostomus myersi |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 207mm or 8.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| General Remarks | Redescribed in Gomez et al. (1990) from Argentina. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Iguaçu River and Uruga-í Creek basins. La Plata, Paraná, Iguazu (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Urugua-í (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 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro v. 41, pp116, Pl. 5 (figs. 9-10). |
| 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 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.17.3930 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:05 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 07:39) |
