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Habitat: Rio Ipeti: Panama
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus aspidolepis (Günther, 1867) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Veragua, Panama. |
| Synonym(s) | Chaetostomus aspidolepis, Hemiancistrus aspidolepis |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. Genus: Greek, hemi = the half + Greek, agkistron = hook |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 240mm or 9.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| General Remarks | In the wild this species can be found in a water temperature of about 25°C, pH 7.4 and in strong current. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: Gatun River basin in the Caribbean coastal drainage. Panama Caribbean Rivers, Chagres, Gatun (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866 (pt 3), pp 603. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.17.1322 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:04 (species record created: 2004 Aug 05 00:00) |