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Hypostomus corantijni Boeseman, 1968

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Karsten Schönherr (2)

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There is very little to choose between this species and Hypostomus nickeriensis and in 2012 Weber et al. declared H. nickeriensis and also H. sipaliwinii as junior synonyms of H. corantijni. This has not been excepted in some quarters. The Hypostomus genus has 7 soft rays to the dorsal fin whereas the similar looking Pterygoplichthys species have 10 soft dorsal fin rays. Aquarium Care: As with most of this genus, will do well in a larger aquarium, although this is one of the smaller species in the genera, and the aquarium well filtered. Water parameters can be quite diverse for this genera. Diet: Omnivore with a liking for green, tablet and frozen foods.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Hypostomus nickeriensis, Hypostomus sipaliwinii

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Corantijn River basin, upstream first cataracts, Suriname. Type locality: Sipaliwini River, Corantijni river system, Suriname.

Size:

19.0cm. (7½ins)

Temp:

24-28°c (75-83°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2015. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2016 ).
Mol, H.A. Jan, The Freshwater Fishes of Suriname. BRILL, Leiden Boston, 2012. 889 p.
Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.

Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails

Hypostomus corantijni
Nickerie River system, Suriname

Hypostomus corantijni
Sipaliwini River, Falawatra, Suriname

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