Synonyms
Plecostomus spiniger
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 37 cm
Standard length (documented)
325.0 mm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
19 - 26 °C
pH
7.6 - 8.3
Conductivity
567 - 1909 µS/cm
Oxygen
8.4 - 9.0 mg/L
Rio Grande do Sul, Corrientes, Misiones, Entre Ríos
Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
río Barrancas → río Guayquiraró → río Paraná|| arroyo Villaguay → río Gualeguay → río Ibicuy → río Paraná Guazú | arroyo los Bayos → arroyo Gena → río Gualeguaychú | rio Inhacunda | rio Santa Maria ⇒ rio Ibicuí | rio Ijuí ⇒ río Uruguay ⇒⇒ río de la Plata | rio Caí → rio Jacuí → rio Guaíba → lagoa dos Patos ⇒ Atlantic SE
˜[ -29.557,-51.255 ]
Flow
normal
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 / 4 rays
14 soft rays
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
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
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 357
- Hensel, Dr. R., 1870 "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Wirbelthiere Südbrasiliens" (Archiv der Naturgeschichte, P. 73)
- Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)" (Verslagen en technische Gegevens. Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoölogie, No. 22, P. 34)
- Malabarba, L.R., 1989 "Histórico sistemático e lista comentada das espécies de peixes de ägua doce do sistema da Laguna dos Patos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil" (Comunicações do Museu de Ciências da PUCRS, Vol. 2 No. 8, P. 152)
- Reis, Roberto E.; Weber, Claude &Malabarba, Luiz R., 1990 "Review of the Genus Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 from Southern Brazil, with descriptions of three new species (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Revue Suisse de Zoologie, Vol. 97 Fas: 3-4, P. 736)
- Armbruster, J.W., 2004 "Phylogenetic relationships of the suckermouth armoured catfishes (Loricariidae) with emphasis on the Hypostominae and the Ancistrinae" (abstract) (Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, P. 80)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 252)
- Corrêa, F.; de Oliveira, E.F.; Tuchtenhagen, T.; Pouey, J. & Piedras, S., 2015 "Ichthyofauna of the hydrographic basin of the Chasqueiro Stream (Mirim Lagoon system, southern Brazil): generating subsidies for conservation and management" (Biozs Nroztopica, Vol. 15 No. 4)
- Cardoso, Y.P.; Brancolini, F.; Protogino, L.; Paracampo, A.; Bogan, S.; Posadas, P. & Montoya-Burgos, J.I., 2019 "An integrated approach clarifies the cryptic diversity in Hypostomus Lacépède 1803 from the Lower La Plata Basin" (Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Vol 91 No. 2)
- Cardoso, Y.P.; Queiroz, L.J. de; Bahechar, I.A.; Posadas, P.E. & Montoya-Burgos, 2021 "Multilocus phylogeny and historical biogeography of Hypostomus shed light on the processes of fish diversification in La Plata Basin" (scientific reports, Vol. 11)
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