All Fishes LORICARIIDAEHypostominae ⇒ The genus Hypostomus

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SpeciesThere are 230 "species" in our database. Hypostomus roseopunctatus is the most commonly kept (k: 1). Hypostomus pusarum has the most images (i: 25).
Keepers1 species (0.4%) are being kept by registered keepers
Pronunciationhi POSS tow muss
EtymologyGreek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth.
SizeSmallest 35 mm, largest 690 mm, average 237mm, most commonly 300mm. All SL.
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