Hypostomus regani

Ihering, 1905

Etymology

dedicated Charles Tate Regan

Classification

Family

Subfamily

Tribe

Genus

Synonyms

Giant White Spot Pleco
Handel: Hypostomus margaritifer
Regans Schilderwels
Vieja de agua

Length (total)

approx. 50 cm

Standard length (documented)

410.0 mm

Recommended tank size

250 cm

Weight

0.995 kg

Temperature

18 - 25 °C

5.5 - 7.0

Origin

rio Piracicaba, ➀ río Uruguay = rio Uruguai, rio Ariranha, rio Corumbá, rio Ivaí, rio Mojiguaçu = rio Mogi Guaçu, rio Mourão, rio Piquiri, rio Verde, upper ➀ río Paraná = rio Paraná basin

Region

São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Minas Geraís, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paysandú

Countries

Brazil, Uruguay

River system

rio Ivaí | rio Pardo → rio Grande | rio Tietê ⇒ río Paraná | río Uruguay ⇒ río de la Plata → Atlantic SE

GPS

˜[ -22.706,-47.647 ]

Hypostomus - overview of habitats

Water values South America

Nutrition

Nutrition (mostly): omnivore

Stomach / intestine examination

diatoms (Bacillariophyceae), Hypha (Hyphae), vegetable fibers, green algae (Chlorophyceae), Thecamoeba (Thecamoeba), cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria), (sand)

Hypostomus - Overview of the natural diet

Eats plants

not known

Type of keeping

Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.

Sex difference

from genus: males have longer fins

To distinguish the sexes

Caves

from genus: Standard

Bred

unknown

Fins
(Complementary with respect to the genus)

Adipose fin
Anal fin
Caudal fin

Dorsal fin

present
I / 4 rays
straight
bright dots
I / 7 rays
straight
bright dots

Hypostomus - overview of fins

Similar catfishes

Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus luteomaculatus
Hypostomus sp. "Rio Prado"

Sympatric with

Hisonotus marapoama
Hypostomus albopunctatus
Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus butantanis
Hypostomus denticulatus
Hypostomus fluviatilis
Hypostomus heraldoi
Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus multidens
Hypostomus nigromaculatus (LDA 12)
Hypostomus strigaticeps
Hypostomus topavae
Imparfinis borodini
Imparfinis mirini
Isbrueckerichthys saxicola
Liposarcus anisitsi
Proloricaria lentiginosa
Proloricaria prolixa
Pseudopimelodus mangurus
Rhamdia quelen
Rhinodoras dorbignyi
Rineloricaria latirostris
Tatia neivai
Trachelyopterus coriaceus
Acestrorhynchus lacustris
Apareiodon affinis
Apareiodon ibitiensis
Apareiodon piracicabae
Astyanax altiparanae
Astyanax bockmanni
Astyanax fasciatus
Astyanax lacustris
Astyanax paranae
Astyanax schubarti
Astyanax sp. aff. fasciatus
Brycon nattereri
Bryconamericus stramineus
Bryconamericus turiuba
Characidium gomesi
Characidium zebra
Cichlasoma paranaense
Coptodon rendalli
Corydoras difluviatilis
Crenicichla britskii
Crenicichla jaguarensis
Cyphocharax modestus

Eigenmannia gr. trilineata
Eigenmannia trilineata
Galeocharax gulo
Geophagus brasiliensis
Geophagus gr. brasiliensis
Gymnotus inaequilabiatus
Gymnotus sp. aff. carapo
Gymnotus sylvius
Hisonotus sp.
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus
Hoplias cf. malabaricus
Hoplias intermedius
Hoplias sp. aff. malabaricus
Hyphessobrycon eques
Hypostomus sp.
Knodus sp. aff. moenkhausii
Leporellus vittatus
Leporinus amblyrhynchus
Leporinus friderici
Leporinus lacustris
Leporinus octofasciatus
Leporinus paranensis
Leporinus striatus
Lepthoplosternum pectorale
Metynnis mola
Moenkhausia intermedia
Myloplus tiete
Oligosarcus pintoi
Oreochromis niloticus
Parodon nasus
Piabarchus stramineus
Piabina argentea
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Poecillia reticulata
Prochilodus lineatus
Roeboides descalvadensis
Salminus hilarii
Schizodon borelli
Schizodon nasutus
Serrapinnus heterodon
Serrapinnus notomelas
Serrasalmus maculatus
Serrasalmus marginatus
Steindachnerina insculpta
Sternophygus macrurus
Synbranchus marmoratus
Triportheus nematurus

Information for export

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

last seen on a
german stock list

29/January/2022

Hypostomus - on last evaluated german stock lists

Additional literature