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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Hypostomus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); weberi: Named for Claude Weber, from the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Génève, for his contributions to the knowledge of the genus Hypostomus.
Eponymy: Dr Claude Weber works at the Department of Herpetology and Ichthyology, Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Génève. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
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.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83896)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Found in rapids and flooded forest. Feeds on detritus (Ref. 83896).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Carvalho, P.H., F.C.T. Lima and C.H. Zawadzki, 2010. Two new species of the Hypostomus cochliodon group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Negro basin in Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 8(1):39-48. (Ref. 83896)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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