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Jaguar Pleco
Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Catfish

Jaguar Pleco

Hypostomus gymnorhynchus (Norman, 1926)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishJaguar Pleco
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese裸吻下口鲶
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameHypostomus gymnorhynchus (Norman, 1926)

About this species

Hypostomus gymnorhynchus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in coastal drainages of French Guiana, ranging from the Oyapock to the Maroni basin. It is a rheophilic species that occurs in shallow, sunny rapids with strong currents and rocky substrates. While the species can reach 26.6 cm (10.5 inches) in standard length, it rarely exceeds 20 cm (7.9 inches).

Although Hypostomus gymnorhynchus sometimes appears in the aquarium trade, it is not reported to have any common names or associated L-numbers.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyLoricariidae
GenusHypostomus

In Suriname

54Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1980First record
2020Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini43
  • Para4

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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