Hypostomus plecostomus
Linnaeus, 1758
(Type species)
Synonyms
(DK) Almindelig Sugemalle
Acipenser plecostomus
Hypostomus guacari
Hypostomus ventromaculatus
Loricaria flava
Plecostomus
Plecostomus bicirrosus
Plecostomus brasiliensis
Plecostomus Schilderwels
Runzelmund
Saugmaulwels
Acipenser plecostomus
Hypostomus guacari
Hypostomus ventromaculatus
Loricaria flava
Plecostomus
Plecostomus bicirrosus
Plecostomus brasiliensis
Plecostomus Schilderwels
Runzelmund
Saugmaulwels
Length (total)
approx. 30 cm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
Type of water
Clear water, Brackish water
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
the parallel stripes in the caudal fin are typical for this species
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
26/November/2014
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.1062
- Lucanus, Oliver: "Fischbiotope entlang des mittleren Rio Orinoco"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Aug / Sep 2013 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Konn-Vetterlein, Daniel: "Hypostomus plecostomus: Ein Name, hinter dem sich viele Welse verbergen können"
(BSSW-Report 4/2013 - "Wels-Presseschau")
- Linné, Carl & Salvius, Lars, 1758 "Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae"
- Boeseman, M., 1969 "Additional new species of Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803, from Surinam; with remarks on the apparent „gymnorhynchus-complex” (Siluriformes,Loricariidae)" (Beaufortia, Vol. 16, P. 119)
- Weber, C.; Covain, R. & Fisch-Muller, S., 2012 "Identity of Hypostomus plecostomus (Linnaeus, 1758), with an overview of Hypostomus species from the Guianas (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Cybium, Vol. 36 No. 1)
- Collins, R.A.; Ribeiro, E.D.; Machado, V.N.; Hrbek, T. & Farias,I.P. , 2015 "A preliminary inventory of the catfishes of the lower Rio Nhamundá, Brazil (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes)" (Biodiversity Data Journal, 3: e4162)
- 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)
- Universität Amsterdam
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for the pictures
Shastri Ballyram
1, 2, 3
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