Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 33 cm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °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
 
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
- Castelnau, Francis de, 1855 "Animaux nouveaux ou rares recueillis pendant l'expedition dans les parties centrales de L'Amerique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para" (Animaux nouveaux ou rares, Vol. 2, P. 41)
- Cardoso, Y.P.; Queiroz, L.J. de; Bahechar, I.A.; Posadas, P.E. & Montoya-Burgos, 2021 "Multilocus phylogeny and historical biogeography of Hypostomus shed light on the processes of fish diversification in La Plata Basin" (scientific reports, Vol. 11)
- PCF
Many thanks to
for the pictures
1, 2, 3, 4
Francis de Castelnau (PD)
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