69049 Hypostomus spiniger (Hensel, 1870) Loricariidae Armored catfishes Hypostominae Siluriformes Teleostei South America: Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay (Uruguay River and Dos Patos system). Reported from a wide region with estimated values for criterion B: EOO = 251.934 sq. km and AOO = 72 sq. kml; thus according to IUCN criteria it can be categorized as a species of Least Concern (Ref. 121236).