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Hypostomus plecostomus
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- spotted pleco
(fish)
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Hypostomus (Genus)
..Hypostomus affinis (Species)
..Hypostomus agna (Species)
..Hypostomus alatus (Species)
..Hypostomus albopunctatus (Species)
..Hypostomus ancistroides (Species)
..Hypostomus angipinnatus (Species)
..Hypostomus argus (Species)
..Hypostomus asperatus (Species)
..Hypostomus aspilogaster (Species)
..Hypostomus atropinnis (Species)
..Hypostomus auroguttatus (Species)
..Hypostomus bolivianus (Species)
..Hypostomus borellii (Species)
..Hypostomus boulengeri (Species)
..Hypostomus brevicauda (Species)
..Hypostomus brevis (Species)
..Hypostomus carinatus (Species)
..Hypostomus carvalhoi (Species)
..Hypostomus cochliodon group (Species group)
..Hypostomus commersoni (Species)
..Hypostomus coppenamensis (Species)
..Hypostomus corantijni (Species)
..Hypostomus cordovae (Species)
..Hypostomus crassicauda (Species)
..Hypostomus derbyi (Species)
..Hypostomus dlouhyi (Species)
..Hypostomus eptingi (Species)
..Hypostomus faveolus (Species)
..Hypostomus fluviatilis (Species)
..Hypostomus fonchii (Species)
..Hypostomus francisci (Species)
..Hypostomus garmani (Species)
..Hypostomus goyazensis (Species)
..Hypostomus gymnorhynchus (Species)
..Hypostomus hemiurus (Species)
..Hypostomus hermanni (Species)
..Hypostomus hoplonites (Species)
..Hypostomus iheringii (Species)
..Hypostomus interruptus (Species)
..Hypostomus isbrueckeri (Species)
..Hypostomus itacua (Species)
..Hypostomus jaguribensis (Species)
..Hypostomus johnii (Species)
..Hypostomus laplatae (Species)
..Hypostomus latifrons (Species)
..Hypostomus latirostris (Species)
..Hypostomus lexi (Species)
..Hypostomus lima (Species)
..Hypostomus longiradiatus (Species)
..Hypostomus luteomaculatus (Species)
..Hypostomus luteus (Species)
..Hypostomus macrophthalmus (Species)
..Hypostomus macrops (Species)
..Hypostomus margaritifer (Species)
..Hypostomus meleagris (Species)
..Hypostomus micromaculatus (Species)
..Hypostomus microstomus (Species)
..Hypostomus mutucae (Species)
..Hypostomus myersi (Species)
..Hypostomus nematopterus (Species)
..Hypostomus niceforoi (Species)
..Hypostomus nickeriensis (Species)
..Hypostomus niger (Species)
..Hypostomus nigromaculatus (Species)
..Hypostomus nudiventris (Species)
..Hypostomus obtusirostris (Species)
..Hypostomus occidentalis (Species)
..Hypostomus panamensis (Species)
..Hypostomus pantherinus (Species)
..Hypostomus papariae (Species)
..Hypostomus paranensis (Species)
..Hypostomus paucimaculatus (Species)
..Hypostomus paulinus (Species)
..Hypostomus piratatu (Species)
..Hypostomus pseudohemiurus (Species)
..Hypostomus punctatus (Species)
..Hypostomus pusarum (Species)
..Hypostomus regani (Species)
..Hypostomus robinii (Species)
..Hypostomus rondoni (Species)
..Hypostomus roseopunctatus (Species)
..Hypostomus saramaccensis (Species)
..Hypostomus scabriceps (Species)
..Hypostomus scaphyceps (Species)
..Hypostomus seminudus (Species)
..Hypostomus sipaliwinii (Species)
..Hypostomus strigaticeps (Species)
..Hypostomus subcarinatus (Species)
..Hypostomus surinamensis (Species)
..Hypostomus tapanahoniensis (Species)
..Hypostomus tapijara (Species)
..Hypostomus ternetzi (Species)
..Hypostomus tietensis (Species)
..Hypostomus topavae (Species)
..Hypostomus unae (Species)
..Hypostomus uruguayensis (Species)
..Hypostomus vaillanti (Species)
..Hypostomus variipictus (Species)
..Hypostomus varimaculosus (Species)
..Hypostomus variostictus (Species)
..Hypostomus ventromaculatus (Species)
..Hypostomus vermicularis (Species)
..Hypostomus verres (Species)
..Hypostomus watwata (Species)
..Hypostomus winzi (Species)
..Hypostomus wuchereri (Species)
..Hypostomus plecostomus (Species) - spotted pleco
Authorship
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 238.
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:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Hypostomus
(Genus)
Lacepède, 1803
Combinations
Basionym
:
Acipenser plecostomus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Hypostomus guacari
Lacepède, 1803
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Loricaria flava
Shaw, 1804
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Plecostomus bicirrosus
Gronow, 1854
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Plecostomus brasiliensis
Bleeker, 1864
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Plecostomus plecostomus
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
spotted pleco
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