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Hypostomus boulengeri (Eigenmann &
Kennedy, 1903) |
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Image
contributors to this species: |
Haraldo Bishop (8) |
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Relevant Information: |
This specimen was captured by the
image contributor in a lagoon just off the Paraná river
near Paraná City in Argentina. Latitude 31° 49'.
11s, Longitude: 60° 35' 56. 66o. Similar to H.
punctatus from southeastern Brazil but this
species has larger spots on the head. 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. Remarks: Its been noted
that this species could be H. piratatu, which could
then be a synonym of H. boulengeri. |
Common
Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
Plecostomus boulengeri |
Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
South America:
Paraguay River basin, Argentina. Type locality:
Matto Grosso or Asuncion, Paraguay. |
Size: |
24.5cm. (9¾ins) |
Temp: |
18-24°c (63-75°f.) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
Reference: |
Ferraris, C.J. Jr.,
2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa
1418:1-628.
Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes,
Ettlingen, Germany 208 p
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2014.FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 11/2014
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