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Close-up of mouth

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Scientific Name	**Hypostomus weberi** Carvalho, Lima & Zawadzki, 2010
Common Names	L167, Webers Pleco Webers Sugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Rio Negro, 0°58'S, 62°57'W, Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil.
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. The specific epithet weberi, is after Claude Weber, from the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Génève, for his contributions to the knowledge of the genus Hypostomus.
Species Information
Size	300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Middle Negro (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	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 8 (no. 1), pp 44, Fig. 3
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:04 (species record created: 2006 Aug 02 00:00)