Hypostomus carvalhoi

Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937
 
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Plecostomus carvalhoi
Length (total)
approx.  20 cm
Standard length (documented)
142.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
río Granjeiro near Crato

Ceará

Brazil

rio Saco E Lobo ➙ rio Batalheira ➙ rio Salgado ➙ rio Jaguaribe ➙ Atlantic NE

˜[ -7.226,-39.412 ]
Map to Hypostomus carvalhoi
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
 
 
 
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
  • Miranda Ribeiro, Dr. A.de, 1937 "Sobre uma colecção de vertebrados do nordeste brasileiro" (Peixes e batrachios. O Campo Rio de Janeiro) P. 54
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 356
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