L050 Spotted Humpbacked Pleco (Hypostomus cochilodon) Stingray True predator behavior—fast

True predator behavior—fast

Description:

Compared to its wide-bar relatives

is a species of freshwater fish in the bichir family and order

is a small yet striking freshwater fish found in central Africa

L050 Spotted Humpbacked Pleco (Hypostomus cochilodon) Stingray True predator behavior—fastThis is a newly described species of Hypostomus. It is a wood eating species. Its thought that the wood eating behavior of the fish has developed as they inhabit areas where fallen wood litters much of the substrate. Not much light penetrates the water to initiate algal growth, giving fish with the ability to use wood as a food source a competitive advantage