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Catfish

Stone-sucker Pleco

Hypostomus micromaculatus Boeseman, 1968

NT Near Threatened

Names

EnglishStone-sucker Pleco
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese小斑下口鲶
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameHypostomus micromaculatus Boeseman, 1968

About this species

Hypostomus micromaculatus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper and middle Suriname River basin. The species reaches 18.5 cm (7.3 in) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

Hypostomus micromaculatus sometimes appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically referred to as the smallspotted Suriname pleco.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyLoricariidae
GenusHypostomus

In Suriname

34Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1964First record
2018Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini18

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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