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Scientific Name Hypostomus nigromaculatus  (Schubart, 1964)
Common Names LDA012, Dot Pleco
Punktumsugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Cachoeira de Emas, Rio Mogi Guassu basin, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Plecostomus nigromaculatus
Pronunciation hi POSS tow muss
Etymology Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. Nigro = black + maculatus = spots.
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Size 102mm or 4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: middle and upper Paraná River basin.
La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Unreported.
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Reference Boletim do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, Zoologia, Nova Série No. 251, pp 2, Figs. 2, 5.
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Last Update 2022 Feb 03 10:20 (species record created: 2006 Dec 25 08:48)