Armored catfish
Hypostomus watwata
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A large pleco from the coastal rivers of Guyana and French Guiana, from the brackish lower reaches among mangroves with muddy bottoms. It spawns in burrows it digs in the mud. It reaches 45 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Hypostomus watwata
- Family
- Loricariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Hypostomus verres, Plecostumus watwata
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 26–29 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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