Hypostomus nigromaculatus (LDA 12)

Schubert, 1964
Hypostomus nigromaculatus  (LDA 12)
nigro - black, maculatus - patches
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Plecostomus nigromaculatus
Schwarzgefleckter Schilderwels
Length (total)
approx.  15 cm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
18 - 24 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0

São Paulo

Brazil

Río Paraná ➙ río de la Plata ➙ Atlantic SE

˜[ -22.372,-46.935 ]
Map to Hypostomus nigromaculatus  (LDA 12)
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
Catfish Atlas 2
 
 
 
Sympatric with
Cetopsorhamdia iheringi
Curculionichthys insperatus
Hisonotus marapoama
Hypostomus albopunctatus
Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus butantanis
Hypostomus fluviatilis
Hypostomus iheringii
Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus regani
Hypostomus strigaticeps
Hypostomus topavae
Imparfinis borodini
Imparfinis mirini
Isbrueckerichthys saxicola
Liposarcus anisitsi
Pimelodella avanhandavae
Pimelodus maculatus
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 cf. zebra
Characidium gomesi
Characidium sp. aff. zebra
Characidium zebra
Cheirodon stenodon
Cichla piquiti
Cichlasoma paranaense
Coptodon rendalli
Corydoras difluviatilis
Crenicichla britskii
Crenicichla jaguarensis
Cyphocharax modestus
Eigenmannia gr. trilineata
Eigenmannia trilineata
Eigenmannia virescens
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
Megalechis thoracata
Metynnis lippincottianus
Metynnis mola
Moenkhausia intermedia
Myloplus tiete
Odontostilbe sp.
Oligosarcus pintoi
Oreochromis niloticus
Parodon nasus
Piabarchus stramineus
Piabina argentea
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Planaltina britskii
Poecilia reticulata
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
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
  • Schubart, O., 1964 "Sôbre algumas Loricariidae da bacia do Rio Mogi Guaçu" (Boletim do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, Nova Série) P. 1
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.1054
  • Das Aquarium 3/93 S.8
Pic. 2: Hypostomus nigromaculatus  (LDA 12)
Pic. 3: Hypostomus nigromaculatus, 58.8 mm SL, MZUEL 8309
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