Hypostomus latirostris

Regan, 1904
Hypostomus latirostris
latus (lat.) = broad, rostris = mouth
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Hypostomini
 
Genus
Hypostomus
Synonyms
Plecostomus latirostris
Length (total)
approx.  30 cm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
rio Cuiabazinho, rio Jangada = rio Jungada, rio Manso, ribeirão Palmeiras, ➀ rio da Casca, rio Cuiabá = rio Canabu

Mato Grosso, Goiás

Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay

Río Paraguay ➙ río Paraná ➙ río de la Plata
Map to Hypostomus latirostris
 
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
Similar catfishes
Hypostomus sp. "L 224" (identical?)
Hypostomus bolivianus
Hypostomus renestoi
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
 
Hypostomus - on last evaluated german stock lists
Pic. 2: Hypostomus latirostris
Pic. 3: Hypostomus latirostris
Pic. 4: Hypostomus latirostris
Pic. 5: Hypostomus latirostris
Many thanks to
for the pictures
The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London (CC BY 4.0)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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