Hypostomus lexi
Hypostomus albopunctatus

Regan, 1908
Hypostomus albopunctatus, NUP1761, 210.0 mm SL, Itaipu Reservoir, Santa Helena, State of Paraná
albo = white, punctatos = dotted (in preserved fishes)
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Plecostomus albopunctatus
has Hypostomus lexi
has Hypostomus niger
has Hypostomus scaphyceps
Spotted Paraguay Pleco
Weißpunkt-Schilderwels
Length (total)
approx.  30 cm
Standard length (documented)
226.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
18 - 25 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.0

Paraná, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay

rio Tietê | rio Pardo ➙ rio Grande | rio Paranapanema | rio Guarani ➙ rio Iguaçu ⇒ río Paraná ➙ río de la Plata

˜[ -22.698,-47.672 ]
Map to Hypostomus albopunctatus
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Hypha (Hyphae), Thecamoeba (Thecamoeba), diatoms (Bacillariophyceae), vegetable fibers, inverbrates (invertebrates ), green algae (Chlorophyceae), (sand)
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males have longer fins
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
present
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
bright dots
II / 7 rays
bright dots
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
Sympatric with
Cetopsorhamdia iheringi
Curculionichthys insperatus
Hisonotus marapoama
Hisonotus pachysarkos
Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus butantanis
Hypostomus commersonii
Hypostomus derbyi
Hypostomus fluviatilis
Hypostomus iheringii
Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus myersi
Hypostomus nigromaculatus (LDA 12)
Hypostomus nigropunctatus
Hypostomus sp. aff. paulinus
Hypostomus regani
Hypostomus strigaticeps
Hypostomus topavae
Imparfinis borodini
Imparfinis mirini
Liposarcus anisitsi
Microglanis garavelloi
Paravandellia oxyptera
Pimelodella avanhandavae
Pimelodus maculatus
Proloricaria lentiginosa
Proloricaria prolixa
Pseudopimelodus mangurus
Rhamdia quelen
Rhinodoras dorbignyi
Rineloricaria latirostris
Tatia neivai
Trachelyopterus coriaceus
Acestrorhynchus lacustris
Apareiodon affinis
Apareiodon ibitiensis
Apareiodon piracicabae
Astyanax altiparanae
Astyanax bockmanni
Astyanax fasciatus
Astyanax lacustris
Astyanax paranae
Astyanax schubarti
Astyanax sp. aff. fasciatus
Brycon nattereri
Bryconamericus stramineus
Bryconamericus turiuba
Cetopsis gobioides
Characidium cf. zebra
Characidium gomesi
Characidium zebra
Cheirodon stenodon
Cichlasoma paranaense
Clarias gariepinus
Coptodon rendalli
Corydoras aeneus
Corydoras difluviatilis
Crenicichla britskii
Crenicichla jaguarensis
Cyphocharax modestus
Cyphocharax nagelii
Eigenmannia gr. trilineata
Eigenmannia trilineata
Eigenmannia virescens
Galeocharax gulo
Geophagus brasiliensis
Geophagus gr. brasiliensis
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Gymnotus inaequilabiatus
Gymnotus sp. aff. carapo
Gymnotus sylvius
Hisonotus sp.
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus
Hoplias cf. malabaricus
Hoplias intermedius
Hoplias sp. aff. malabaricus
Hyphessobrycon eques
Hypostomus sp.
Knodus sp. aff. moenkhausii
Leporellus vittatus
Leporinus amblyrhynchus
Leporinus friderici
Leporinus lacustris
Leporinus octofasciatus
Leporinus paranensis
Leporinus striatus
Lepthoplosternum pectorale
Metynnis lippincottianus
Metynnis mola
Moenkhausia intermedia
Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
Myloplus tiete
Odontostilbe sp.
Oligosarcus pintoi
Oreochromis niloticus
Parodon nasus
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
Piabarchus stramineus
Piabina argentea
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Planaltina britskii
Poecilia reticulata
Poecillia reticulata
Prochilodus lineatus
Roeboides descalvadensis
Salminus hilarii
Schizodon borelli
Schizodon nasutus
Serrapinnus heterodon
Serrapinnus notomelas
Serrasalmus maculatus
Serrasalmus marginatus
Steindachnerina insculpta
Sternophygus macrurus
Synbranchus marmoratus
Triportheus nematurus
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
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.1026
  • Aquaristik Fachmagazin Okt./Nov. 2010 S.5
Pic. 2: Hypostomus albopunctatus, NUP1761, 210.0 mm SL, Itaipu Reservoir, Santa Helena, State of Paraná
Pic. 3: Hypostomus albopunctatus
Pic. 4: Hypostomus albopunctatus , NUP 593, 108.2 mm SL, córrego Passo do Aterrado, tributary of rio Jordão, Municipality of Foz do Jordão, Paraná, Brazil
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