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Hypostomus laplatae (Eigenmann, 1907)

Image contributors to this species:

Ana María (2)

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Relevant Information:

Habitat: Specimens obtained from two rivers, primarily sandy substrates and found in oxygenated waters (5.4-7.4 mg/l) with moderate current.; water turbidity 260-392 NTU, conductivity 543 -2,435 ?S/cm, pH 7.8-8.1, and temperature 15.3 - 20.4°C. The species depicted in the thumbnail images from the image contributor were captured near Montevideo in Uruguay. Aquarium Care: Will need a good sized aquarium of 5ft (150cm.) or over due to their final adult size. As this genus in the main are messy eaters, good water quality and filtration would need to be adhered to. A lower water temperature is advised for this species. Diet: Will eat all manner of foods in the aquarium, vegetable, tablet, pellet foods and good quality flake.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Plecostomus laplatae, Plecostomus taeniatus, Plecostomus rachovii, Plecostomus commersonoides

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: La Plata River basin. Type locality: Buenos Aires [Argentina].

Size:

69.0cm. (27½ins) T.L.

Temp:

18-24°c (63-75°f.)

p.H.

6.5-7.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2015. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 04/2015 ).
Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.
Weber, C., 2003. Loricariidae - Hypostominae (Armored catfishes). p. 351-372. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.

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Hypostomus laplatae

Hypostomus laplatae

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