Hypostomus rhantos (L 242)

Armbruster, Tansey, Lujan, 2007
Hypostomus rhantos (L 242)
rhantos (gr.) = gepunktet
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Hypostomini
 
Genus
Hypostomus
Synonyms
Rotflossen-Schilderwels
Length (total)
approx.  23 cm
Standard length (documented)
195.8 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
río Parucito, ➀ río Ventuari, ➀ río Asita, caño Guavialito, ➀ río Manapiare, ➀ río Orinoco basin upstream Puerto Ayacucho

Amazonas

Venezuela

Río Orinoco

[ 5.346,-66.033 ]
Map to Hypostomus rhantos (L 242)
Type of water
Clear water, White water
Substrate
rocks
In water
deadwood
 
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
4 soft rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
 
Hypostomus - overview of fins
striking are the reddish fins
Similar catfishes
Hypostomus micromaculatus
Sympatric with
Baryancistrus beggini (L 239)
Baryancistrus demantoides (L 200)
Guyanancistrus (cf.) guahiborum "L 122"
Hypancistrus contradens
Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias "L 240"
Leporacanthicus sp. "L 241"
Pseudancistrus sidereus
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
07/March/2019
 
Hypostomus - on last evaluated german stock lists
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.1090
  • A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse"  edition: 1 (2005) P.216
Pic. 2: Hypostomus rhantos (L 242)
Pic. 3: Hypostomus rhantos (L 242)
Pic. 4: Hypostomus rhantos (L 242)
Pic. 5: Hypostomus rhantos (L 242)
Pic. 6: Venezuela 23.02.2012: 5.151938 N 65.813728 W
Pic. 7: Venezuela 23.02.2012: 5.151938 N 65.813728 W
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