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  • Hypostomus froehlichisemiadult 35-40 cm Rio da Prata
  • Hypostomus froehlichiRio Formoso in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
  • Hypostomus froehlichiVideo: Habitat Underwater
  • Hypostomus froehlichiFeces
  • Hypostomus froehlichiRasp marks
  • Hypostomus froehlichiHead of Hypostomus sp. Rio Formoso
  • Hypostomus froehlichiRio da Prata, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
  • Hypostomus froehlichiMouth of a young 11 cm fish from rio formoso
  • Hypostomus froehlichiCapture of a young 11 cm fish from rio formoso
  • Hypostomus froehlichiDorsal view of a young 11 cm fish from rio formoso
  • Hypostomus froehlichiHead of a young 11 cm fish from rio formoso
  • Hypostomus froehlichiDorsal of a young 11 cm fish from rio formoso
  • Hypostomus froehlichiTail of a young 11 cm fish from rio formoso
  • Hypostomus froehlichiRio da Prata, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
  • Hypostomus froehlichiStress colors after capture from rio formoso
  • Hypostomus froehlichiOn the rocky shelfs down to about 10 meters deep
  • Hypostomus froehlichiRio Formoso in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
  • Hypostomus froehlichi3 cm specimen
  • Hypostomus froehlichi3 cm specimen
  • Hypostomus froehlichi2 cm specimen in water fall
  • Hypostomus froehlichi5 cm specimen in waterfall
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Scientific Name Hypostomus froehlichi  Zawadzki, Nardi & Tencatt, 2021
Common Names Froehlich's Pleco
Formoso Pleco, Formoso-sugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Córrego Salobrinha, tributary of rio Miranda, rio Paraguay basin, Bodoquena, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 20.68273°S, 56.
Type Locality Notes Presumed type is missing trailing W and should be 20°40'57.8"S 56°00'00.0"W.
Synonym(s) Hypostomus sp. Rio F
Pronunciation hi POSS tow muss
Etymology Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. 
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Distribution
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay, Miranda (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Zootaxa 4933 (no. 1), pp 99, Figs. 1-4, 6.
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Last Update 2024 Apr 20 01:36 (species record created: 2021 Feb 17 19:45)