Hypostomus aspilogaster

Cope, 1894
Lateral view of a live specimen of Hypostomus aspilogaster collected in the stream Mandisoví Grande, Entre Ríos province,Argentina. ILPLA 2156, (YC09-090), 285.2 mm SL
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Plecostomus aspilogaster
Length (total)
approx.  30 cm
Standard length (documented)
266.2 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm

Rio Grande do Sul, Entre Ríos

Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay

rio Guaíba | rio Jaguarão = río Yaguarón → laguna Merín → canal São Gonçalo ⇒ lagoa dos Patos || rio Santa Maria → rio Ibicuí | río Cuareim ⇒ río Uruguay → río de la Plata ⇒ Atlantic SE

˜[ -29.955,-51.766 ]
Map to Hypostomus aspilogaster
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males have longer fins
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
  • Aquaristik Fachmagazin Okt./Nov. 2010 S.6
Pic. 2: Lateral view of a live specimen of Hypostomus aspilogaster collected in the stream Mandisoví Grande, Entre Ríos province,Argentina. ILPLA 2156, (YC09-090), 285.2 mm SL
Pic. 3: Dorsal, lateral and ventral views of a live specimen of Hypostomus aspilogaster collected in the stream Mandisoví Grande, Entre Ríos province, Argentina. ILPLA 2156, (YC09-090), 285.2 mm SL
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