Hypostomus cochliodon
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A pleco from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. It reaches 23 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Hypostomus cochliodon
- Family
- Loricariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Cochliodon cochliodon, Cochliodon hypostomus, Loricaria melanoptera
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 21–24 °C
- pH
- 6.3–7.2
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–18 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 23 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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