Hypostomus careopinnatus

Martins, Marinho, Langeani & Serra, 2012
 
carea (lat.) - deprived; pinnatus (lat.) - fin. Because this specie don´t have a adipose fin.
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  10 cm
Standard length (documented)
57.9 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
rio Ariranha (endemic)

Mato Grosso

Brazil

Rio Taquari ➙ rio Paraguai = río Paraguay ➙ río Paraná ➙ río de la Plata

[ -17.310,-53.539 ]
Map to Hypostomus careopinnatus
Habitat river width
~2.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 0.50 m
Substrate
gravel, sand, mud
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
 
 
 
absent
I / 4 (- 5) rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
dark patches
I / 7 rays
dark patches
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
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
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