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Scientific Name | Hypostomus hermanni (Ihering, 1905) |
Common Names | Hermanns Pleco Hermanns Sugemalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Rio Piracicaba [Salto do Piracicaba, Piracicaba city], São Paulo, Brazil. |
Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. |
Species Information | |
Size | 240mm or 9.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | Large spots on the body, spaced relatively far apart. Smaller spots on the head, spaced closer together. Previously confused with H. fuscomaculatus, which has larger spots on the head, and H. mutucae, which has more spots on the body, spaced closer together. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Tietê River basin. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay, Cuiabá (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Tietê, Piracicaba (São Paulo) (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Ivaí (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paranapanema, Tibagi (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Piquiri (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 15 (no. 90) (art. 75), pp 560. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2022 May 04 12:43 (species record created: 2002 Apr 06 00:00) |