Hypostomus vaillanti

Hypostomus vaillanti[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Preto River basin in the São Francisco River drainage. The species reaches 18.5 cm (7.3 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

Hypostomus vaillanti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. vaillanti
Binomial name
Hypostomus vaillanti
(Steindachner, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus vaillanti

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus vaillanti". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus vaillanti". FishBase.
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