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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Eponymy: Dr Thierry Boujard (d: 1959) is a hydrobiologist, ichthyologist and physiologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Issue
See Le Bail et al. (2000:242, fig.) for a complementary description with biological observations and geographical distribution.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Approuague and Oyapock River basins in French Guiana.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 118148)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Frequently occurs in fast flowing waters of principal rivers or creeks where the substrate is rock or sand (Ref. 27188).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fisch-Muller, S., 2003. Loricariidae-Ancistrinae (Armored catfishes). p. 373-400. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36713)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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