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  • Hypostomus khimaera
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  • Hypostomus khimaera
  • Hypostomus khimaera
  • Hypostomus khimaera
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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. 
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Size 164mm or 6.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Neotropical Ichthyology v. 12 (no. 3), pp 597, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c, 13-14.
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Last Update 2021 Jul 14 02:34 (species record created: 2014 Oct 04 08:02)