Hypostomus fonchii

Hypostomus fonchii[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Cushabatay River basin, which is itself part of the Ucayali River drainage[2] in Peru, as well as the Mamoré River basin in Bolivia. It is typically found in clear, high-altitude waters with large rocks, dead leaves and wood, an absence of aquatic vegetation, and a substrate of sand, clay, or pebbles. The species reaches 15.4 cm (6.1 inches) SL.[3]

Hypostomus fonchii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. fonchii
Binomial name
Hypostomus fonchii
Weber & Montoya-Burgos, 2002

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus fonchii". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. "Río Cushabatay, Peru - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus fonchii". FishBase.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.