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Hypostomus lamberti Penido, Pessali & Zawadzki, 2023 |
| Family: | Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae | |||
| Max. size: | 17.55 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 4-4. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: bicuspid teeth with elliptic medial cusp and angle between dentaries usually larger than 80°; roundish dark spots on head and flanks; extremely small dark spots on head and anterior portion of trunk-more than 13 dark spots on the first plate in the dorsal series in specimens up to 82 mm SL; moderate or blunt keels on lateral series of plates; short to moderate dorsal fin, far from reaching adipose plate; anterior portion of trunk with similar color pattern to posterior portion in adults; caudal peduncle (8.1-9.8 % SL); two parallel spot rows per inter-radial membranes in dorsal fin; spots diameter that increase in size posteriorly to head; beige brown background coloration of dorsal fin, similar to the main body background in live specimens; and deep head (18.2-20.7 % SL) (Ref. 138215). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||