Hypostomus weberi Carvalho, Lima & Zawadzki, 2010

Family:  Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae
Max. size:  17.45 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: middle rio Negro in Brazil. One record from uncertain locality, río Cicipa, possibly corresponds to rio Siapa, a tributary of the río Casiquiare in Venezuela.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in rapids and flooded forest. Feeds on detritus (Ref. 83896).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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