Catfish
Hypostomus commersoni
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Commerson's pleco comes from the Paraná-Paraguay basin and the Río de la Plata, from rivers with muddy-sand bottoms and moderate current. It is a large pleco: it reaches about 60 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Hypostomus commersoni
- Family
- Loricariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Hypostomus comersoni, Hypostomus commersonii, Plecostomus commersoni, Plecostomus commersonii
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 60.5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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