Hypostomus vermicularis

Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
Plecostomus vermicularis = Hyposotmus vermicularis, syntype, lateral
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Hypostomini
 
Genus
Hypostomus
Synonyms
Plecostomus vermicularis
Length (total)
approx.  23 cm
Standard length (documented)
190.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Atlantic SE: coastal waters east Brazil
Rio Paraíba do Norte

Rio Janeiro, Goías

Brazil

Atlantic SE | Atlantic NE
Map to Hypostomus vermicularis
 
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 cf. luetkeni "LDA 35" (identical?)
Hypostomus luetkeni (identical?)
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
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 364
Pic. 2: Plecostomus vermicularis = Hyposotmus vermicularis, syntype, lateral
Pic. 3: Plecostomus vermicularis = Hyposotmus vermicularis, syntype, dorsal
Pic. 4: Plecostomus vermicularis = Hyposotmus vermicularis, syntype, ventral
Pic. 5: Plecostomus vermicularis = Hyposotmus vermicularis, syntype, mouth
Pic. 6: Plecostomus vermicularis = Hyposotmus vermicularis, syntype
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
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The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London (CC BY 4.0)
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