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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus pusarum (Starks, 1913) |
| Common Names | Jaguribe Pleco Pumpkin Pleco, Orange Sugemalle (Denmark), Orangegul Sugemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Ceará-Mirim River, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Ancistrus salgadae, Plecostomus carvalhoi, Plecostomus jaguribensis, Plecostomus nudiventris, Plecostomus plecostomus papariae, Plecostomus pusarum |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 203mm or 8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, North East Brazil Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Piauí Rivers, Parnaíba (click on these areas to find other species found there) Ceará State Rivers, Jaguaribe (click on these areas to find other species found there) Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, North East Brazil Coastal Rivers, Rio Grande do Norte Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series, pp36, Pl. 6. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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 | Look up H. pusarum on PlanetCatfish.com |
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 | Look up H. pusarum on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. pusarum on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.17.3944 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |