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  • Hypostomus ericaeHolotype
  • Hypostomus ericaeHolotype, dorsal view
  • Hypostomus ericaeHolotype, ventral view
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Scientific Name Hypostomus ericae    Hollanda Carvalho & Weber, 2005
Common Name
Type Locality Porto Alfredinho, 14°02'22.1"S, 48°31'28.6"W, Rio Tocantins, Tocantins River basin, Goiás State, Brazil.
Pronunciation hi POSS tow muss
Etymology Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. 
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Size 199mm or 7.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Upper Tocantins River drainage in Brazil.
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Upper Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 111 (no. 4) (for 2004), pp958, Figs. 3-6.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:05 (species record created: 2011 Sep 22 13:06)