Hypostomus nigropunctatus
Hypostomus nigropunctatus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Iguazu River in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The species reaches 23.3 cm (9.2 in) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
| Hypostomus nigropunctatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. nigropunctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus nigropunctatus Garavello, Britski & Zawadzki, 2012 | |
References
- Garavello, Julio César; Britski, Heraldo Antônio; Zawadzki, Claudio Henrique (2012). "The cascudos of the genus Hypostomus Lacépède (Ostariophysi: Loricariidae) from the rio Iguaçu basin". Neotropical Ichthyology. 10 (2): 263–283. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252012000200005.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus nigropunctatus". FishBase.
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