Hypostomus roseopunctatus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Uruguay River basin in the Río de la Plata system in Argentina and Brazil. The species reaches 43.3 cm (17 inches) in total length, can weigh up to at least 796 g, and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. roseopunctatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus roseopunctatus Reis, Weber & Malabarba, 1990
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Hypostomus roseopunctatus appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically referred to either as the rose-spotted pleco[3] or by its associated L-number, which is L-311, although that identifier may also be used to refer to a similar, likely undescribed species.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus roseopunctatus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus roseopunctatus". FishBase.
- ^ "Hypostomus roseopunctatus • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ Schäfer, Frank (2021-11-19). "Hypostomus roseopunctatus L311". Aquarium Glaser GmbH. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ "Hypostomus sp. (L311) • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-12-11.