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Habitat: Hypostomus pusarum occurs in the coastal basins of Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. It is a frequent, abundant species and no threats that compromise its population have been identified. In view of this, H. pusarum was categorised as Least Concern (IUCN Red List). Description: 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.

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Plecostomus pusarum

Loricariidae

South America: Middle Rio Parnaíba basin and northeastern coastal drainages of Brazil. Type locality: At Ceará Mirim [Brazil].

20.5cm. TL (8ins)

22-25°c (71-77°f.)

6.5-7.2.

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Nathalia Kaluana Rodrigues da Costa, Roney Emanuel Costa de Paiva, Márcio Joaquim da Silva, Telton Pedro Anselmo Ramos, Sergio Maia Queiroz Lima, CC BY-SA 4.0.