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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Hypostomus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.
Issue
New combination by Eigenmann (1910:408); complementary description based on Colombian material in Eigenmann (1922:73, pl. 9 figs 1-2); no recent work.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059)
South America: Pacific coastal rivers of northwestern Ecuador (Cayapas basin) and southwestern Colombia (Patía basin).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36713)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Armbruster, J.W., D.C. Werneke and M. Tan, 2015. Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes). Zookeys 480:97-123. (Ref. 99824)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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