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Mark Henry Sabaj (1)

This species is diagnosed in part by having fewer white dots more widely spaced. (Sabaj, M.H. 2021). Description: They are large and high backed. They have a large sucker mouth with a high number of slender and long stemmed teeth. A small membrane lies behind the last ray of the dorsal fin which joins the anal fin. Found in shallow fast flowing areas of water with a stony substrate. Aquarium Care: Can be problematic, especially with inexperienced aquarists, not a beginners fish. As of most of this genera the adults can be extremely territorial, especially with their own kind and other species of Baryancistrus. Prefers higher temperatures. Adults can prove to be extremely territorial. Sexual Differences: Mature males have a broader and longer head and longer pectoral fin spines. Diet: Vegetarian diet, and will also eat plants in the aquarium. Etymology: The specific name hadrostomus: Large-mouthed, from hadrós, well-developed or large, and stóma, mouth, referring to its “extremely large” oral disc.

L219, L324

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Loricariidae

South America: Brazil, Pará, Rio Jari. Type Locality: First waterfall of the Iratapuru River, Laranjal do Jari, Amapá, Brazil, 0°33'50.4"S, 52°34'42.4"W.

30.0cm. (12ins)

26-30°c (79-87°f.)

6.0-7.2.

Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.
Py-Daniel, LR, J Zuanon and RR de Oliveira (2011) Two new ornamental loricariid catfishes of Baryancistrus from rio Xingu drainage (Siluriformes: Hypostominae). Neotropical Ichthyology 9, pp. 241–252.
Werner, A. Lechner, W. & Schmidt Dr. J.: L-Welse L1 bis L400 MiniAtlas. Bede Verlag 2005. 392p.
Sabaj, M.H. FB 2021.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.