Habitat: Rio Parana, Corrientes State, Argentina
Ventral view
Female pectoral fin
Male pectoral fin
Close-up of mouth
Close-up of dorsal fin
From Artigas, Uruguay
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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus roseopunctatus Reis, Weber & Malabarba, 1990 |
| Common Names | Rose-spotted Pleco Rosenplettet Sugemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Rio Pelotas at road from Esmeralda to Anita Garibaldi, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 233mm or 9.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Miriñay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay, Pelotas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 97 (no. 3), pp 756, Figs. 2, 25-28. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.17.1337 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |