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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Hypostomus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); weberi: Named for Claude Weber, from the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Génève, for his contributions to the knowledge of the genus Hypostomus.
Eponymy: Dr Claude Weber works at the Department of Herpetology and Ichthyology, Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Génève. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
South America: middle rio Negro in Brazil. One record from uncertain locality, río Cicipa, possibly corresponds to rio Siapa, a tributary of the río Casiquiare in Venezuela.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 83896)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Found in rapids and flooded forest. Feeds on detritus (Ref. 83896).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Carvalho, P.H., F.C.T. Lima and C.H. Zawadzki, 2010. Two new species of the Hypostomus cochliodon group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Negro basin in Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 8(1):39-48. (Ref. 83896)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01778 (0.00786 - 0.04025), b=2.89 (2.71 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).