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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Hypostomus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); heraldoi: Named for Heraldo Antônio Britski, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, for his extensive contributions to the knowledge of neotropical fish diversity.

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Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?

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South America: Rio Corumbá and rio Grande drainages of the upper rio Paraná basin in Brazil.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79067)

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 4. Differs from all other species of the genus, except Hypostomus albopunctatus, by having the pectoral fin spine length equal to or smaller than the pelvic-fin spine. Can be differentiated from Hypostomus albopunctatus by the presence of roundish dark spots on body and fins (vs. pale), and generally having more premaxillary, 39-59 per ramus (Ref. 79067).

Occurs in turbid water and rocky substrate with sand (Ref. 79067). Syntopic with Hypostomus ancistroides, Hypostomus iheringii, Hypostomus margaritifer, and Hypostomus regani (Ref. 79067).

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Zawadzki, C.H., C. Weber and C.S. Pavanelli, 2008. Two new species of Hypostomus Lacépède (Teleostei: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Paraná basin, Central Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(3):403-412. (Ref. 79067)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Hypostomus heraldoi Zawadzki, Weber & Pavanelli, 2008