/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypostomus/mutucae/1.jpg "Hypostomus mutucae")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypostomus/mutucae/2.jpg "Hypostomus mutucae")
Close-up of mouth
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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus mutucae Knaack, 1999 |
| Common Names | LDA010, Mutuca Pleco Mutuca-sugemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Rio Mutuca, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss - moo took aye |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. Mutucae: refers to the Rio Mutuca where the species was collected. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | A dwarf species within the genus, the base color is greenish golden brown atop a white abdomen without spots. Large dark brown spots on the fins. Brown spots on the trunk are larger than on the head and in two or three vertical rows below the dorsal fins; numerous small brown spots on the snout. Oft labelled as LDA09, which is an all-over large spotted species. |
| Sexing | Not easy unless you can see the genital papilla which is small in this species. |
| General Remarks | A mainly nocturnal species. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Cuiabá River basin, Brazil. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay, Cuiabá, Claro (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) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay, Cuiabá, Coxipo, Mutuca (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| pH | 6.2 - 7.6 |
| Temperature | 23.0-28.0°C or 73.4-82.4°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Conductivity around 2.36 microsiemens |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Mostly vegetarian, feed them vegetables, commercially prepared food such as tablets, best with Spirulina. Frozen or live food can be given once in a while but should not form the main diet User data. |
| Furniture | A strong current over rounded rocks sitting on a sandy base. Use driftwood for shade as opposed to caves. |
| Compatibility | A good citizen, neither very large nor territorial. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Generally best kept with rheophilic fish. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the home aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 47 (no. 11), pp 102, Figs. unnumbered. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up H. mutucae on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.17.922 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:04 (species record created: 2002 Aug 15 00:00) |