Hypostomus topavae
Godoy, 1969
Synonyms
Plecostomus topavae
Length (total)
> 10 cm
Standard length (documented)
70.0 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
São Paulo, Paraná
Brazil
rio das Antas | ribeirão Bandeirantes do Sul | rio Corumbataí ⇒ rio Ivaí | rio Pardo → rio Grande ⇒ río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE
[ -21.926,-47.368 ]
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
Sympatric with
Hypostomus albopunctatus
Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus butantanis
Hypostomus fluviatilis
Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus nigromaculatus (LDA 12)
Hypostomus regani
Hypostomus strigaticeps
Imparfinis borodini
Proloricaria lentiginosa
Proloricaria prolixa
Rhamdia quelen
Rineloricaria latirostris
Tatia neivai
Apareiodon affinis
Apareiodon ibitiensis
Apareiodon piracicabae
Astyanax bockmanni
Astyanax lacustris
Astyanax sp. aff. fasciatus
Brycon nattereri
Bryconamericus turiuba
Characidium sp. aff. zebra
Cichla piquiti
Cichlasoma paranaense
Coptodon rendalli
Corydoras difluviatilis
Crenicichla britskii
Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus butantanis
Hypostomus fluviatilis
Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus nigromaculatus (LDA 12)
Hypostomus regani
Hypostomus strigaticeps
Imparfinis borodini
Proloricaria lentiginosa
Proloricaria prolixa
Rhamdia quelen
Rineloricaria latirostris
Tatia neivai
Apareiodon affinis
Apareiodon ibitiensis
Apareiodon piracicabae
Astyanax bockmanni
Astyanax lacustris
Astyanax sp. aff. fasciatus
Brycon nattereri
Bryconamericus turiuba
Characidium sp. aff. zebra
Cichla piquiti
Cichlasoma paranaense
Coptodon rendalli
Corydoras difluviatilis
Crenicichla britskii
Crenicichla jaguarensis
Eigenmannia gr. trilineata
Galeocharax gulo
Geophagus brasiliensis
Gymnotus inaequilabiatus
Gymnotus sylvius
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus
Hoplias intermedius
Hoplias sp. aff. malabaricus
Knodus sp. aff. moenkhausii
Leporinus amblyrhynchus
Leporinus friderici
Leporinus octofasciatus
Leporinus striatus
Megalechis thoracata
Metynnis lippincottianus
Myloplus tiete
Oligosarcus pintoi
Oreochromis niloticus
Parodon nasus
Piabarchus stramineus
Piabina argentea
Poecillia reticulata
Prochilodus lineatus
Schizodon nasutus
Serrasalmus maculatus
Steindachnerina insculpta
Synbranchus marmoratus
Eigenmannia gr. trilineata
Galeocharax gulo
Geophagus brasiliensis
Gymnotus inaequilabiatus
Gymnotus sylvius
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus
Hoplias intermedius
Hoplias sp. aff. malabaricus
Knodus sp. aff. moenkhausii
Leporinus amblyrhynchus
Leporinus friderici
Leporinus octofasciatus
Leporinus striatus
Megalechis thoracata
Metynnis lippincottianus
Myloplus tiete
Oligosarcus pintoi
Oreochromis niloticus
Parodon nasus
Piabarchus stramineus
Piabina argentea
Poecillia reticulata
Prochilodus lineatus
Schizodon nasutus
Serrasalmus maculatus
Steindachnerina insculpta
Synbranchus marmoratus
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Godoy, M.P. de, 1969 "Nova espécie de "Plecostomus" Gronovius, 1763 (Pisces, Loricariidae, Nematognathi)" (Revista Brasileira de Biologia) P. 175
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 363
- Cardoso, P.C.; Almirón, A.; Casciotta, J. & Montoya-Burgos, J.I., 2012 "Origin of species diversity in the catfish genus Hypostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) inhabiting the Paraná river basin, with the description of a new species" (Zootaxa, Vol. 3453, P. 77)
- Martins, F.O.; Langeani, F. & Zawadzki, C.H., 2014 "A new spiny species of Hypostomus Lacépède (Loricariidae: Hypostominae) from thermal waters, upper rio Paraná basin, central Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, P. 8)
- Frota, A.; Carvalho Deprá, G. de; Petenucci, L.M. & Graça, W.J. da, 2016 "Inventory of the fish fauna from Ivaí River basin, Paraná State, Brazil" (Biota Neotropica, Vol. 16 No. 3, P. 6)
- Dias, A.C. & Zawadzki, C.H., 2018 "Identification key and pictures of the Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the rio Ivaí, upper rio Paraná basin" (CheckList, Vol. 14 No. 2, P. 393)
- Castro Ribeiro, D. de; Araújo Chagas, J.M.; Ribeiro Thereza, M. & Langeani, F., 2019 "Checklist and key for the identification of fish fauna of the Uberaba River, Upper Paraná River system, Brazil" (ZooKeys, Vol. 875, P. 137)
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