Hypostomus robinii

Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840
Hypostomus robinii
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Trinidad-Schilderwels
Length (total)
approx.  25 cm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
18 - 25 °C
Maraval River (endemic)

Trinidad

Colombia, Trinidad, Tobago

Pacific
Map to Hypostomus robinii
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
 
 
 
not known
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.1066
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11
Ingo Seidel
5
Shastri Ballyram
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