Rio Jau, Brazil
Close-up of mouth
Rio Jau, Brazil. Dorsal view
Rio Jau, Brazil. Ventral view
Rio Verde, Ponta Grossa
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Hypostomus ancistroides (Ihering, 1911) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Tatuhy and Rio Piracicaba, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Plecostomus ancistroides |
| 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 | 210mm or 8.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Tietê (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paranapanema, Upper Paranapanema (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paranapanema, Tibagi, Pitangui, Verde (Pitangui) (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) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Revista do Museo Paulista, São Paulo v. 8 (1910), pp 396. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up H. ancistroides on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up H. ancistroides on Fishbase |
 | Look up H. ancistroides on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. ancistroides on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.17.1218 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |