Hypostomus roseopunctatus Reis, Weber & Malabarba, 1990
Cascudo

Family:  Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae
Max. size:  43.3 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 796.0 g
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: La Plata system: Uruguay basin.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the Uruguay River (Ref. 79585). Type locality: Rio Pelotas at road from Esmeralda to Anita Garibaldi, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Ref. 26282).


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