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Scientific Name | Hypostomus myersi (Gosline, 1947) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Rio Iguaçu at Porto União, Paraná, southern Brazil. |
Synonym(s) | Plecostomus myersi |
Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. |
Species Information | |
Size | 207mm or 8.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
General Remarks | Redescribed in Gomez et al. (1990) from Argentina. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Iguaçu River and Uruga-í Creek basins. La Plata, Paraná, Iguazu (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Urugua-í (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro v. 41, pp116, Pl. 5 (figs. 9-10). |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2021 Jan 19 10:02 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 07:39) |