Jump to content

Hypostomus dlouhyi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hypostomus dlouhyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. dlouhyi
Binomial name
Hypostomus dlouhyi
C. Weber, 1985

Hypostomus dlouhyi[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Yguazú River basin in the middle Paraná River drainage.[2] The species reaches 24.5 cm (9.6 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

Etymology

[edit]

The fish is named in honor of Czech-born biologist Carlo Dlouhy, of the Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Genève in Switzerland, who collected the holotype of the species.[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus dlouhyi". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. ^ Weber, C. (1985). "Hypostomus dlouhyi, nouvelle espèce de poisson-chat cuirassé du Paraguay (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)". Revue suisse de zoologie. 92: 955–968. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.81925. ISSN 0035-418X.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus dlouhyi". FishBase.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 August 2024.