Don't want to see ads? Sign up...




Yellow-spotted Armored Catfish


Hypostomus alatus

Castelnau, 1855
Vieja de Puntos Amarillos
Family: Loricariidae
Order: Siluriformes
Class: Actinopterygii
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
 Request change

Other common names: Vieja del Agua, Vieja de Río.




Filters


Description


Hypostomus alatus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basin of the Das Velhas River, which itself is part of the São Francisco River basin in the coastal drainage of eastern Brazil. It is also known to occur in Argentina and Uruguay. The species reaches 28.8 cm (11.3 inches) SL.

Source: Wikipedia, article Hypostomus alatus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





Geographic distribution


Loading map...



Species photographs

Last published photographs



 Add a photography of this species





Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published



 Add an audio of this species




Species videos

Last filmings published




 Add a film of this species




Species reports



 Detail of places sorted by number of records





Species records

Count: 1



Page 1 of 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
13915218/08/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosCosta del lago al este de la reserva y costa del campo Omar García, Reserva Privada Don Víctor, Dpto. FederaciónCarlos M. Grassini
Page 1 of 1

 Add a record of this species

📖
Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-spotted Armored Catfish (Hypostomus alatus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.