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Hypostomus
Hypostomus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. They are native to tropical and subtropical South America. H. plecostomus is the popular freshwater aquarium fish formerly known as Plecostomus plecostomus. The taxonomic structure of the Loricariidae is still being expanded by scientists. Hypostomus is a highly species-rich and widely distributed catfish genus.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 157 known species
Red Fin Uruguay
speciesHypostomus commersoni
Myers' Pleco
speciesHypostomus myersi
Teta
speciesHypostomus robinii
Panther Pleco
speciesHypostomus paranensis
Hypostomus ancistroides
speciesHypostomus ancistroides
Jaguar Pleco
speciesHypostomus gymnorhynchus
Spiny Plated Pleco
speciesHypostomus spiniger
Basilisk Pleco
speciesHypostomus basilisko
Hypostomus albopunctatus
speciesHypostomus albopunctatus
Mato Grosso Black Pleco
speciesHypostomus froehlichi
Spiny Stream Pleco
speciesHypostomus latifrons
Hypostomus aspidolepis
speciesHypostomus aspidolepis
Cochliodon Pleco
speciesHypostomus cochliodon
Magdalena Stream Pleco
speciesHypostomus hondae
Common Pleco
speciesHypostomus plecostomus
Hypostomus nigromaculatus
speciesHypostomus nigromaculatus
Mirim Pleco
speciesHypostomus pusarum
Round-sail Pleco
speciesHypostomus hemicochliodon
Hypostomus derbyi
speciesHypostomus derbyi
Giant White Spot Pleco
speciesHypostomus regani
Hypostomus formosae
speciesHypostomus formosae
Elegant-fin Pleco
speciesHypostomus isbrueckeri
Spotted Hypostomus
speciesHypostomus punctatus
Hypostomus boulengeri
speciesHypostomus boulengeri
Colombian Stream Pleco
speciesHypostomus wilsoni
Slimy-mouth Pleco
speciesHypostomus niceforoi
Hypostomus affinis
speciesHypostomus affinis
Golden Sailfin Pleco
speciesHypostomus luteus
Honeycomb Pleco
speciesHypostomus faveolus
Paraná Spotted Pleco
speciesHypostomus margaritifer
White-dotted Pleco
speciesHypostomus luteomaculatus
Hypostomus ericae
speciesHypostomus ericae
La Plata Pleco
speciesHypostomus laplatae
Hypostomus paulinus
speciesHypostomus paulinus
Hypostomus bolivianus
speciesHypostomus bolivianus
Ternetz's Pleco
speciesHypostomus ternetzi
Hypostomus iheringii
speciesHypostomus iheringii
Hypostomus watwata
speciesHypostomus watwata
Hypostomus delimai
speciesHypostomus delimai
Hypostomus francisci
speciesHypostomus francisci
Hermann's Pleco
speciesHypostomus hermanni
Hypostomus khimaera
speciesHypostomus khimaera
Hypostomus crulsi
speciesHypostomus crulsi
Rose Common Pleco
speciesHypostomus roseopunctatus
Jacuhy Pleco
speciesHypostomus aspilogaster
Lake Black Pleco
speciesHypostomus corantijni
Hypostomus fonchii
speciesHypostomus fonchii
Stone-sucker Pleco
speciesHypostomus micromaculatus
Hypostomus nematopterus
speciesHypostomus nematopterus
Stream Black Pleco
speciesHypostomus nigropunctatus
Hypostomus paucipunctatus
speciesHypostomus paucipunctatus
Hypostomus surinamensis
speciesHypostomus surinamensis
Hypostomus cafuringa
speciesHypostomus cafuringa
Guajupia Pleco
speciesHypostomus guajupia
Spotted Spiny Pleco
speciesHypostomus macushi
Madeira River Pleco
speciesHypostomus pyrineusi
Yellow-dotted Pleco
speciesHypostomus microstomus
Hypostomus uruguayensis
speciesHypostomus uruguayensis
Hypostomus jaguar
speciesHypostomus jaguar
Hypostomus tietensis
speciesHypostomus tietensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89029.