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Scientific Name Hypostomus maracaiboensis    (Schultz, 1944)
Common Name
Type Locality Near the mouth of Río Concha in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Pronunciation hi POSS tow muss
Etymology Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. Named for the Lago Maracaibo basin in Venezuela.
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Size 285mm or 11.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Lake Maracaibo basin.
Lake Maracaibo (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 2021.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 94 (no. 3172), pp 317, Pl. 10 (fig. C).
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Last Update 2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2005 Mar 12 00:00)