Hypostomus angipinnatus

Leege, 1922
 
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Plecostomus angipinnatus
Length (total)
approx.  15 cm
Recommended tank size
100 cm

Mato Grosso

Argentina, Brazil

Río de la Plata
Map to Hypostomus angipinnatus
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
 
 
 
Holotype lost, origin unclear
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
  • Leege, C.O., 1922 "Der Rumpfpanzer der Panzerwelse und seine Skelettbeziehungen (Plecostomus angipinnatus n. sp., Callichthys callichthys L. und Corydoras paleatus Jen.)" (Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft) P. 145
  • 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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