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Scientific Name	**Hypostomus annectens** (Regan, 1904)
Common Name
Type Locality	St. Javier and Río Durango, northwestern Ecuador.
Synonym(s)	Ancistrus annectens, Hemiancistrus annectens
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Species Information
Size	280mm or 11" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Pacific coastal rivers of north-western Ecuador (Cayapas basin) and south-western Colombia (Patía basin). Ecuador Pacific Coast Rivers, Cayapas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colombia Pacific Rivers, Patia (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
Temperature	22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1), pp225, Pl. 11 (fig. 2)
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:04 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 12:23)