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Scientific Name Hypostomus vaillanti    (Steindachner, 1877)
Common Name
Type Locality Rio Preto at Villa de Santa Rita, Bahia State, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Plecostomus vaillanti
Pronunciation hi POSS tow muss
Etymology Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. 
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Size 161mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Preto River basin of São Francisco River drainage.
São Francisco, Grande (Bahia), Preto (Bahia, Grande) (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Piauí Rivers, Parnaíba (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2022.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 76 (1. Abth.), pp 225 [9]
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:05 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 15:05)