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Hypostomus weberi Carvalho, Lima & Zawadzki, 2010

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Abstract: Hypostomus weberi is described from the middle Rio Negro and can be distinguished from all remaining Hypostomus species belonging to the Hypostomus cochliodon group by possessing a unique colour pattern consisting in large, rounded, widelyspaced black spots over body and fins (Carvalho et. al.). Habitat: Specimens of Hypostomus weberi were reported as being collected both at rapids (''pedral'') and flooded forest (''igapó'') (Carvalho et. al.). Diet: Feeds on detritus. Etymology: The specific name weberi; named for Claude Weber, from the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Génève, for his contributions to the knowledge of the genus Hypostomus.

Common Name:

L167

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Middle Rio Negro in Brazil. One record from uncertain locality, Río Cicipa, possibly corresponds to Rio Siapa, a tributary of the Río Casiquiare in Venezuela.

Size:

17.5cm. (7ins)

Temp:

22-26°c (71-77°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

IUCN Red List

Hypostomus weberi is endemic to Brazil, occurring in the middle Rio Negro region, and although knowledge about its total distribution area is limited, the species is located in a well-preserved region. No significant threats have been identified that endanger the Hypostomus weberi population, which has therefore been categorised as Least Concern (IUCN 2022).

Reference:

Carvalho, P.H., F.C.T. Lima and C.H. Zawadzki, 2010. Two new species of the Hypostomus cochliodon group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Negro basin in Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 8(1):39-48.
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). 2022. Hypostomus weberi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 01/2019 ).

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Hypostomus weberi

Hypostomus weberi
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Hypostomus weberi

Hypostomus weberi
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