Description

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Common Names

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Atipa-lanmè , Creole, French , French Guiana

Goré-kron-kron , Creole, French , French Guiana

Goré-nwè , Creole, French , French Guiana

Koko , Djuka (Boni) , French Guiana

Wawa , Djuka (Boni) , French Guiana

Zeekwiekwie , Dutch , Suriname

Armored catfish , English , Hawaii

Armored catfish , English , Global

Plecostomus , English , Hawaii

Verkkotäpläpleko , Finnish , Finland

Hypostome , French , France

Pléco , French , France

Wala wala , Galibi , French Guiana

春下口鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

春下口鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

沃瓦达下口鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

沃瓦達下口鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Hu , Palicur (Palikur) , French Guiana

Acari , Portuguese , Brazil

Acari do mar , Portuguese , Brazil

Caraboï , Portuguese , Brazil

Wara wara , Saramaccan , French Guiana

Cacucho , Spanish , Colombia

Coroncoro , Spanish , Colombia

Corroncho , Spanish , Colombia

Cucha , Spanish , Colombia

Güaragüara , Spanish , Venezuela

Raspabalsa , Spanish , Ecuador

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Loricariidae

Genus: Hypostomus

Species: Hypostomus watwata Hancock, 1828

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); A permanent resident of esturial and littoral area (Ref. 90186); in coastal areas and brackish waters of the lower reaches of rivers. Can be caught along the banks with muddy bottom occupied by plants like Laguncularia racemosa, Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle Ref. 35381). Benthic (Ref. 58302). As part of its reproductive behavior, excavates and creates burrows for egg laying (Ref. 82067).

Habitat

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freshwater