Hypostomus micromaculatus
Appearance
Hypostomus micromaculatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Hypostomus |
Species: | H. micromaculatus
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Binomial name | |
Hypostomus micromaculatus Boeseman, 1968
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Hypostomus micromaculatus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper and middle Suriname River basin. The species reaches 18.5 cm (7.3 in) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
Hypostomus micromaculatus sometimes appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically referred to as the smallspotted Suriname pleco.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus micromaculatus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus micromaculatus". FishBase.
- ^ "Hypostomus micromaculatus • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.