Hypostomus latifrons (L 281)
Weber, 1986
latus (lat.) = broad, frons (lat.) = forehead
Synonyms
Length (total)
approx. 30 cm
Standard length (documented)
228.2 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
18 - 25 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0
Distrito Capital, Central, Ñeembucú, Formosa, Chaco, Santa Fé, Corrientes, Entre Rios
Argentina, Paraguay
río Aguaray → río Jejuí Guazú → río Paraguay → río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE
˜[ -26.184,-54.309 ]
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
present
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
not known
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.1040
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.241
- Aquaristik Fachmagazin Okt./Nov. 2010 S.8
- Seidel, Ingo: "Die Hypostomus-Arten des Südens"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Oktober / November 2010 "Wels-Presseschau")
- Weber, Claude, 1986 "Revision de Hypostomus boulengeri (Eigenmann & Kennedy), et deux espèces nouvelles de poissonschats du Paraguay (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Revue Suisse de Zoologie, Vol. 93 No. 4, P. 991)
- Seidel, Ingo, 2012 "Wabenmuster-Schilderwelse aus Paraguay" (Newsletter aqua-global)
- Koerber & Weber, 2014 "The Hypostominae of Argentina" (Ichthyological Contributions of Peces Criollos)
- Seidel, Ingo, 2015 "Es gibt wieder 'Honigwaben-Harnischwelse'!" (Newsletter aqua-global)
- 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)
- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
José "BlackSouL" Sole
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8
H. P. Risch
6, 7
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