Hypostomus heraldoi

Zawadzki, Weber, Pavanelli, 2008
Hypostomus heraldoi, holotype, Brazil, Goiás State, Município de Caldas Novas, rio Pirapitinga, MZUSP 98771, 217.9 mm SL. Dorsal, lateral, and ventral views
dedicated Heraldo Antônio Britski (Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo)
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Hypostomini
 
Genus
Hypostomus
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  27 cm
Standard length (documented)
217.9 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
pH
5.5 - 7.0
ribeirão Pirapitinga, rio Grande near Perdões, rio Corumbá, córrego Gameleira, córrego Libório, rio Muzambinho, rio do Peixe, rio Piedade

Goiás

Brazil

Rio Corumbá ➙ rio Paranaíba ➙ río Paraná ➙ río de la Plata

[ -17.728,-48.554 ]
Map to Hypostomus heraldoi
Substrate
sand, rocks
 
Hypostomus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
 
Hypostomus - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: males have longer fins
 
To distinguish the sexes
Caves
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
 
Hypostomus - overview of fins
Sympatric with
Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus denticulatus
Hypostomus iheringii
Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus regani
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
 
Hypostomus - on last evaluated german stock lists
Pic. 2: Hypostomus heraldoi, holotype, Brazil, Goiás State, Município de Caldas Novas, rio Pirapitinga, MZUSP 98771, 217.9 mm SL. Dorsal, lateral, and ventral views
Pic. 3: Hypostomus heraldoi, holotype, Brazil, Goiás State, Município de Caldas Novas, rio Pirapitinga, MZUSP 98771, 217.9 mm SL. Dorsal, lateral, and ventral views
Many thanks to
for the pictures
C.H. Zawadzki, C. Weber, C.S. Pavanelli (CC BY-NC 4.0)
1, 2, 3
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