Hypostomus careopinnatus
Martins, Marinho, Langeani & Serra, 2012
carea (lat.) - deprived; pinnatus (lat.) - fin. Because this specie don´t have a adipose fin.
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 10 cm
Standard length (documented)
57.9 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Habitat river width
~2.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 0.50 m
Substrate
gravel, sand, mud
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
absent
I / 4 (- 5) rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark patches
I / 7 rays
dark patches
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
I / 4 (- 5) rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark patches
I / 7 rays
dark patches
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
- Martins, F.O.; Marinho, M.M.F; Langeani, F. & Serra, J.P., 2012 "A New Species of Hypostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Upper Rio Paraguay Basin, Brazil" (Copeia, Vol. 40 No. 3, P. 494)
- Rosa, C.A.; Martins, F. & Langeani, F., 2014 "Miniaturization in Otothyris Myers, 1927 (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 12 No. 1, P. 59)
- Zawadzki, C.H.; Tencatt, L.F.C. & Froehlich, O., 2014 "A new unicuspid-toothed species of Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Paraguai basin" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 12 No. 1, P. 103)
- Martins, F.O.; Langeani, F. & Zawadzki, C.H., 2014 "A new spiny species of Hypostomus Lacépède (Loricariidae: Hypostominae) from thermal waters, upper rio Paraná basin, central Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, P. 7)
- 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. 16)
- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
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27.09.2025