King tiger pleco
Hypancistrus seideli
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A pleco endemic to the lower Xingu River in Pará, described in 2025. It lives among rocks from less than 1 to 40 metres deep, in both strong current and slow water. It reaches about 12 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Hypancistrus seideli
- Family
- Loricariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 11.6 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Not evaluated (NE)
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