Hypostomus borellii

Boulenger, 1897
Plecostomus borellii Holotype BMNH 1897.1.27.19 SL153.1mm
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Hypostomini
 
Genus
Hypostomus
Synonyms
Plecostomus borellii
Length (total)
approx.  21 cm
Standard length (documented)
153.1 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
río Pilcomayo near Mission de San Francisco

Tarija

Argentina, Bolivia

Río Paraguay ➙ río Paraná ➙ río de la Plata ➙ Atlantic SE

˜[ -21.276,-63.461 ]
Map to Hypostomus borellii
 
Hypostomus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
 
Hypostomus - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males have longer fins
 
To distinguish the sexes
Caves
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
 
Hypostomus - overview of fins
not known
 
Hypostomus - on last evaluated german stock lists
Pic. 2: Plecostomus borellii Holotype BMNH 1897.1.27.19 SL153.1mm
Pic. 3: Plecostomus borellii Holotype BMNH 1897.1.27.19 SL153.1mm
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for the pictures
The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London (CC BY 4.0)
1, 2, 3
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