Brown hoplo in Florida
Meet the species
Scientific name
Hoplosternum littorale
Overview
Occur in a variety of freshwater habitats including muddy bottom and slow moving rivers, streams, side channels, ponds, marshes, and man-made waterways such as ditches and borrow pits; larvae and juveniles inhabit shallow water areas with lots of vegetation; adults prefer foraging in deeper, open water areas; gulps air, and tolerant of both low oxygen and high hydrogen-sulfide levels.
At a glance
- Regions
- Statewide freshwater
- Water
- Freshwater
When to fish
Season notes
No recreational fishing season calendar; non-game, imperiled, nonnative, or non-angling taxon.
Where to fish
Florida regions
Statewide freshwater
Water
Freshwater
Habitat
Occur in a variety of freshwater habitats including muddy bottom and slow moving rivers, streams, side channels, ponds, marshes, and man-made waterways such as ditches and borrow pits; larvae and juveniles inhabit shallow water areas with lots of vegetation; adults prefer foraging in deeper, open water areas; gulps air, and tolerant of both low oxygen and high hydrogen-sulfide levels.
Videos
- Brown hoplo ~ hasa ~ armored catfish ~ catch clean cook. Surprising result! *amazing recipe* · Open original
- How to catch hoplos, sapos, hassar, or cascaduras with rod and reel · Open original
- Quest for a new species: brown hoplo · Open original
- Video from tiktok.com (source title unavailable) · Open original
Sources
- Myfwc.com
- Floridamuseum.ufl.edu
Information comes from the supplied source datasets. Check linked FWC regulations for current rules.