Cat-eLog Right Loricariidae Right Hypostominae Right The genus Hypostomus

Down Summary of hypostomus
Pronounced hi POSS tow muss
Etymology Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Size Smallest 35mm, largest 690mm, average 237mm, most commonly 300mm. All SL.
Species There are 229 "species" in the database
Keepers 68 species (29%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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Down Most Kept Species
1.
Hypostomus soniaeHypostomus soniae
(20.17%)
2.
Hypostomus plecostomusHypostomus plecostomus
(14.76%)
3.
Hypostomus punctatusHypostomus punctatus
(9.98%)
4.
Hypostomus faveolusHypostomus faveolus
(7.69%)
5.
Hypostomus cochliodonHypostomus cochliodon
(6.86%)
6.
Hypostomus sp. (L077)Hypostomus sp. (L077)
(4.99%)
7.
Hypostomus luteusHypostomus luteus
(3.33%)
8.
Hypostomus sp. (L229)Hypostomus sp. (L229)
(2.29%)
9.
Hypostomus sp. (L360)Hypostomus sp. (L360)
(2.08%)
10.
Hypostomus sp. (L231)Hypostomus sp. (L231)
(1.87%)
11.
Hypostomus sp. (L517)Hypostomus sp. (L517)
(1.46%)
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