Hypostomus velhochico

Zawadzki, Oyakawa & Britski, 2017
 
velho (port.) = old; chico (span./port.) = boy - local Name for Rio São Francisco
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Hypostomini
 
Genus
Hypostomus
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  20 cm
Standard length (documented)
138.8 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
rio Itacarambi

Minas Gerais, Bahia

Brasil

Rio São Francisco

[ -14.885,-44.088 ]
Map to Hypostomus velhochico
Habitat river width
~20.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
1.00 - 2.00 m
Substrate
sand, clay
On the riverbank
shrubbery
 
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
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Anal fin
Caudal fin



Dorsal fin
Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
present
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark dots
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
 
Hypostomus - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Hypostomus sp. "L 284" (identical?)
Hypostomus pusarum
Sympatric with
Hypostomus francisci
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
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