Hypostomus cochliodon

Hypostomus cochliodon
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hypostomus
Species:	H. cochliodon
Binomial name
	Hypostomus cochliodon; (Kner, 1854)
Synonyms
	Cochliodon cochliodon (Kner 1854); Cochliodon hypostomus Kner 1854; Loricaria melanoptera Kner 1854

Hypostomus cochliodon is a species of armored catfish native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay where it occurs in the Paraguay and middle Paraná River basins. This species grows to a length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) SL.^[3]

The species is kept in home aquaria, although they may be difficult to find because export from Brazil is limited.^{[citation needed]}

Unlike some other Loricariidae, this fish specialised in eating wood instead of plant or algae matter.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kner, Rudolf (1854). "Die Hypostomiden. Zweite Hauptgruppe der Familie der Panzerfische. (Loricata vel Goniodontes)". Denkschriften der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. 7: 265–267 (15–17). Retrieved 6 November 2011.
^ Isbrücker, I. J. H. (1980). "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)". Verslagen en Technische Gegevens. 22. Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoöogie, Universiteit van Amsterdam: 1–181.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypostomus cochliodon". FishBase. December 2011 version.
^ "Hypostomus cochliodon - Loricariisae - Cat-eLog". Retrieved 6 November 2011.

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