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Scientific Name	**Hypostomus ternetzi** (Boulenger, 1895)
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Paraguay.
Synonym(s)	Plecostomus ternetzi
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Species Information
Size	175mm or 6.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Middle Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay River basins. La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Lower Uruguay (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 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895 (pt 3), pp 525
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:05 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 15:04)