Hypostomus ancistroides

Ihering, 1911

Etymology

In Hinblick auf das Ancistrus-ähnliche Aussehen

Classification

Family

Subfamily

Tribe

Genus

Synonyms

Cascudo
Hexenwels-Pleco
Plecostomus ancistroides

Length (total)

approx. 25 cm

Standard length (documented)

164.0 mm

Recommended tank size

150 cm

Weight

0.132 kg

Temperature

20 - 25 °C

Origin

➀ rio Tatuí = rio Tatuhi, rio Barra Bonita, rio Capivara, rio Corumbá, ribeirão Dezenove = rio 19, rio Keller = ribeirão Keller, arroio Lajeado, córrego Moscados, rio Mourão, rio dos Patos = rio Cadeadinho, rio Pitanga, rio São João, rio Sapucaí, rio Tatu-Peba, rio Tormentinha, rio Uberaba

Region

São Paulo, Paraná, Minas Gerais

Countries

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay

River system

High above sea level

700 - 800 m

(Prefered) River depth

0.15 - 1.20 m

Hypostomus - overview of habitats

Water values South America

Nutrition

Nutrition (mostly): omnivore

Stomach / intestine examination

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

Hypostomus - overview of fins

Others

very long and slim

Similar catfishes

Hypostomus affinis

Sympatric with

Ancistrus triradiatus
Cambeva horacioi
Cetopsorhamdia iheringi
Curculionichthys insperatus
Hisonotus alberti
Hisonotus marapoama
Hypostomus albopunctatus
Hypostomus butantanis
Hypostomus commersonii
Hypostomus crulsi
Hypostomus denticulatus
Hypostomus fluviatilis
Hypostomus heraldoi
Hypostomus iheringii
Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus multidens
Hypostomus nigromaculatus (LDA 12)
Hypostomus sp. aff. paulinus
Hypostomus regani
Hypostomus strigaticeps
Hypostomus topavae
Imparfinis borodini
Imparfinis mirini
Isbrueckerichthys calvus
Isbrueckerichthys saxicola
Liposarcus anisitsi
Microglanis garavelloi
Microlepidogaster dimorpha
Paravandellia oxyptera
Pimelodella avanhandavae
Pimelodella gracilis
Pimelodus maculatus
Proloricaria lentiginosa
Proloricaria prolixa
Pseudopimelodus mangurus
Rhamdia quelen
Rhinodoras dorbignyi
Rineloricaria latirostris
Tatia neivai
Trachelyopterus coriaceus
Trichomycterus candidus
Acestrorhynchus lacustris
Apareiodon affinis
Apareiodon ibitiensis
Apareiodon piracicabae
Aphyocharax sp.
Aphyocheirodo hemigrammus
Aspidoras fuscoguttatus
Astyanax altiparanae
Astyanax bimaculatus
Astyanax bockmanni
Astyanax fasciatus
Astyanax lacustris
Astyanax paranae
Astyanax schubarti
Astyanax sp.
Astyanax sp. aff. fasciatus
Brycon nattereri
Bryconamericus stramineus
Bryconamericus turiuba
Callichthys callichthys
Cetopsis gobioides
Characidium cf. zebra
Characidium gomesi
Characidium zebra
Cheirodon stenodon
Cichla kelberi
Cichlasoma paranaense
Clarias gariepinus
Coptodon rendalli
Corydoras aeneus
Corydoras difluviatilis
Crenicichla britskii
Crenicichla jaguarensis
Cyphocharax modestus
Cyphocharax nagelii
Eigenmannia gr. trilineata

Eigenmannia guairaca
Eigenmannia trilineata
Eigenmannia virescens
Erythrinus erythrinus
Galeocharax gulo
Geophagus brasiliensis
Geophagus gr. brasiliensis
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Gymnotus carapo
Gymnotus gr. carapo
Gymnotus inaequilabiatus
Gymnotus sp. aff. carapo
Gymnotus sylvius
Hemigrammus marginatus
Hisonotus sp.
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus
Hoplias cf. malabaricus
Hoplias intermedius
Hoplias malabaricus
Hoplias sp. aff. malabaricus
Hoplosternum littorale
Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus
Hyphessobrycon eques
Hypostomus sp.
Imparfinis sp.
Knodus moenkhausii
Knodus sp. aff. moenkhausii
Laetacara araguaiae
Leporellus vittatus
Leporinus amblyrhynchus
Leporinus copelandii
Leporinus friderici
Leporinus lacustris
Leporinus obtusidens
Leporinus octofasciatus
Leporinus paranensis
Leporinus striatus
Lepthoplosternum pectorale
Loricariichthys sp.
Metynnis lippincottianus
Metynnis mola
Moenkhausia cf. sanctaefilomenae
Moenkhausia intermedia
Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
Myleus tiete
Myloplus tiete
Odontostilbe sp.
Oligosarcus hepsetus
Oligosarcus paranensis
Oligosarcus pintoi
Oreochromis niloticus
Parodon nasus
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
Phalloceros harpagos
Piabarchus stramineus
Piabina argentea
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Planaltina britskii
Poecilia reticulata
Poecilia vivipara
Poecillia reticulata
Prochilodus lineatus
Pseudotocinclus sp.
Pyrrhulina australis
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

14/November/2012

Hypostomus - on last evaluated german stock lists

Additional literature