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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus nigromaculatus (Schubart, 1964) |
| Common Names | LDA012, Dot Pleco Punktumsugemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Cachoeira de Emas, Rio Mogi Guassu basin, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Plecostomus nigromaculatus |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. Nigro = black + maculatus = spots. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 102mm or 4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: middle and upper Paraná River basin. La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná (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. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Boletim do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, Zoologia, Nova Série No. 251, pp 2, Figs. 2, 5. |
| 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. nigromaculatus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. nigromaculatus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.17.1673 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:04 (species record created: 2006 Dec 25 08:48) |