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Scientific Name	**Hypostomus khimaera** Tencatt, Zawadzki & Froehlich, 2014
Common Name
Type Locality	Mato Grosso State, Serra das Araras, Porto Estrela, córrego Salobo, rio Paraguay basin, 15°39’03"S, 57°12’54"W, Baszil.
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Species Information
Size	164mm or 6.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	This species is known from several localities of rio Paraguay basin, such as rios Cuiabá, Manso, Quilombo, Coxipó, Coxim, baía de Chacororé, rios Vermelho and Aquidauana basins. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay, Cuiabá (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay, Cuiabá, Coxipo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia, Upper Araguaia, Vermelho (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Abuná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay, Sepotuba (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Pardo (Mato Grosso do Sul) (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Iguazu, Jangada (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Tucavaca (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 12 (no. 3), pp 597, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c, 13-14.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:05 (species record created: 2014 Oct 04 08:02)