Hypostomus nigropunctatus
Garavello, Britski & Zawadzki, 2012
nigro - black; punctatus - with dots
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 30 cm
Standard length (documented)
223.9 mm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
18 - 25 °C
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
present
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
II / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
II / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Garavello, J.C.; Britski, H.A. & Zawadzki, C.H., 2012 "The cascudos of the genus Hypostomus Lacépède (Ostariophysi: Loricariidae) from the rio Iguaçu basin" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 10 No. 2, P. 263)
- Zawadzki, C.H.; Oliveira, A.S.; Oliveira, R.R. de & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H., 2015 "Hypostomus melanephelis, a new armored catfish species from the rio Tapajós basin, Brazil (Teleostei: Loricariidae)"
- Zawadzki, C.H.; Carvalho, P.H.; Birindelli, J.L.O. & Azevedo, F.M., 2016 "Hypostomus nigrolineatus, a new dark-striped species from the rio Jequitinhonha and rio Pardo basins, Brazil (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol 27 No. 3, P. 273)
- Zawadzki, C.H.; da Silva, H.P. & Troy, W.P., 2018 "Redescription of Hypostomus latirostris (Regan, 1904) with the recognition of a new species of Hypostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Paraguay basin, Brazil" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, No. 1079, P. 1)
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