All Fishes ⇒ Loricariidae ⇒ Hypostominae ⇒ The genus Hypostomus

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Pronounced hi POSS tow muss
Etymology Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Size Smallest 35mm, largest 690mm, average 234mm, most commonly 300mm. All SL.
Species There are 232 "species" in the database
Keepers 2 species (0.9%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
1750 1770 1790 1810 1830 1850 1870 1890 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 2010 
Distribution

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1.
Hypostomus roseopunctatusHypostomus roseopunctatus
(50%)
2.
Hypostomus latifronsHypostomus latifrons
(50%)
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