Ozelot pleco
Hypancistrus yudja
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The ozelot pleco is endemic to a 75-kilometre stretch of the Volta Grande do Xingu in Pará, where it hides among rocky conglomerates more than 15 metres deep. It was described in 2025. It reaches about 4 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Hypancistrus yudja
- 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
- 4.2 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Not evaluated (NE)
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