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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Hypostomus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); velhochico: 'velhochico', i.e., refers to rio São Francisco, tenderly called by locals as 'Velho Chico', i.e., Old Chico. A noun in apposition (Ref. 128916).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande; djupintervall 1 - 2 m (Ref. 128916). Tropical
Utbredning
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South America: Brazil.
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.9 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 128916)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus; It is found in rivers stretching 20 meters with depth of 1 to 2 meters. It has low currents, with sandy and clay substrates. River margins have arboreal-shrub vegetation, like of a Cerrado biome. The largest specimen observed is 13.88 cm, standard length (Ref. 128916).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Zawadzki, C.H., O.T. Oyakawa and H.A. Britski, 2017. Hypostomus velhochico, a new keeled Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio São Francisco basin in Brazil. Zootaxa 4344:560-572. (Ref. 128916)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.01066 - 0.03736), b=3.00 (2.85 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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