Pleco
Hypostomus gymnorhynchus
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A pleco from the coastal rivers of French Guiana and Suriname. It lives in shallow, sunny rapids with strong current and rocky bottoms. It reaches 26.6 centimetres but rarely exceeds 20.
- Scientific name
- Hypostomus gymnorhynchus
- Family
- Loricariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Hypostomus gymnorhynchus occidentalis, Hypostomus gymnorhynchus tapanahoniensis, Hypostomus occidentalis, Hypostomus tapanahoniensis, Plecostomus gymnorhynchus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 26.6 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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