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Hypostomus asperatus Castelnau, 1855

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This is a very pretty species with orange colouration in the fins. Aquarium Care: As with most of this genus, will do well in a larger aquarium, with it well filtered. Water parameters can be quite diverse for this genera. Diet: Omnivore with a liking for green, tablet and frozen foods.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Lower Amazonas system: Tocantins basin. Type locality: de l’Araguay [Brazil].

Size:

23.0cm. (9ins)

Temp:

22-26°c (71-77°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2023. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 01/2023 ).

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Hypostomus asperatus

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