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  • Hypostomus borellii
  • Hypostomus borellii
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Scientific Name Hypostomus borellii    (Boulenger, 1897)
Common Name
Type Locality Misión de San Francisco, Río Pilcomayo, Bolivia.
Synonym(s) Plecostomus borellii
Pronunciation hi POSS tow muss
Etymology Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. 
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Size 161mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Upper and middle Pilcomayo River basin.
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Pilcomayo, Upper Pilcomayo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Pilcomayo, Middle Pilcomayo (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Near Threatened
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino v. 12 (no. 279), pp 2.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:04 (species record created: 2006 Mar 24 00:00)