Hypostomus sp. aff. paulinus

Hypostomus aff. paulinus, NUP 15329, 112.8 mm SL, Brazil, Paraná state, municipality of Campo Mourão, rio Mourão, tributary of the rio Ivaí.
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Hypostomini
 
Genus
Hypostomus
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  18 cm
Standard length (documented)
149.6 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
rio Ivaí, rio Mourão

Paraná

Brazil

rio Ivaí → río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE

[ -24.040,-52.273 ]
Map to Hypostomus sp. aff. paulinus
 
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 paulinus
Sympatric with
Hypostomus albopunctatus
Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus hermanni
Hypostomus iheringii
Hypostomus margaritifer
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
Pic. 2: Hypostomus aff. paulinus, NUP 15329, 112.8 mm SL, Brazil, Paraná state, municipality of Campo Mourão, rio Mourão, tributary of the rio Ivaí.
Pic. 3: Hypostomus aff. paulinus, NUP 15329, 112.8 mm SL, Brazil, Paraná state, municipality of Campo Mourão, rio Mourão, tributary of the rio Ivaí.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Angelica C. Dias & Cláudio H. Zawadzki (CC BY 4.0)
1, 2, 3
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