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Creek tributary, Piracicaba (Doce basin)
Habitat: Creek tributary, Piracicaba (Doce basin)
Habitat: Creek tributary, Piracicaba (Doce basin)

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Scientific Name	**Hypostomus affinis** (Steindachner, 1877)
Common Name
Type Locality	aus dem Rio Mucury bei Santa Clara [...] im RioParahyba und dessen Nebenflusse Muriahé, im Rio Mucury und S. Antonio bei S. Antonio de Ferros [restrictedto Rio Parahyba (as Campos, in the rio Paraíba do Sul basin), Brazil, by lectotype designation
Synonym(s)	Plecostomus affinis
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Species Information
Size	397mm or 15.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Paraíba do Sul River basin, Brazil Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Paraíba do Sul (click on these areas to find other species found there) Espirito Santo State Rivers, Doce, Piracicaba (Minas Gerais) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.), pp 685 [127].
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:05 (species record created: 2011 Sep 22 12:08)