Hypostomus jaguar

Zanata, Sadeiro & Zawadski, 2013
Hypostomus jaguar , paratype, UFBA 6457, 170.2 mm SL
von indigenen îagûara = Jaguar
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Acari
acari-pintado
acari-preto
Jaguar Pleco
Length (total)
approx.  24 cm
Standard length (documented)
175.6 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm

Bahia

Brazil

Baía de Todos os Santos ⇒ Atlantic SE

[ -12.686,-40.130 ]
Map to Hypostomus jaguar
High above sea level
143 - 350 m
Habitat river width
< 60.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 1.50 m
Flow
small - strong
Substrate
rocks
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
 
 
 
present
I / (3 -) 4 rays
14 (- 15) soft rays
straight to slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark dots
II / 7 rays
slightly convex
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
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
Pic. 2: Hypostomus jaguar , paratype, UFBA 6457, 170.2 mm SL
Pic. 3: Hypostomus jaguar , holotype, MZUSP 110603, 164.8 mm SL, from the rio Paraguaçu, Bahia State, Brazil
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