multidens (lat.) - because the high number of teeth
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
> 25 cm
Standard length (documented)
197.5 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
18 - 25 °C
Flow
small - strong
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 / (3 -) 4 (- 5) rays
(12 -) 14 (- 15) soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 (- 8) rays
slightly convex
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / (3 -) 4 (- 5) rays
(12 -) 14 (- 15) soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 (- 8) rays
slightly convex
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Jerep, F.C.; Shibatta, O.A. & Zawadzki, C.H., 2007 "A new species of Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Paraná basin, Southern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 5 No. 4)
- Zawadzki, C.H., Ramos, T.P.A & Sabaj, M., 2017 "Hypostomus sertanejo (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), new armoured catfish species from north-eastern Brazil" (Journal of Fish Biology, P. 12)
- Ramos, T.P.A.; Zawadzki, C.H.; da Costa Ramos, R.T. & Britski, H.A., 2017 "Redescription of Hypostomus johnii, a senior synonym of Hypostomus eptingi (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), Northeastern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 15 No. 2, P. 8)
- Zawadzki, C.H.; Oyakawa, O.T. & Britski, H.a., 2017 "Hypostomus velhochico, a new keeled Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio São Francisco basin in Brazil" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4344 No. 3, P. 571)
- Zawadzki, C.H.; da Silva, H.P. & Troy, W.P., 2018 "Redescription of Hypostomus latirostris (Regan, 1904) with the recognition of a new species of Hypostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Paraguay basin, Brazil" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, No. 1079, P. 1)
- Lustosa-Costa, S.Y.; Ramos, T.P.A.; Zawadzki, C.H. & Lima, S.M.Q., 2022 "Review of the armoured catfish genus Hypostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Parnaíba River basin, Northeastern Brazil, with description of a new species" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 20 No. 1)
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