Hypostomus ancistroides

Hypostomus ancistroides[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tietê River basin. The species reaches 21 cm (8.3 in) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

Hypostomus ancistroides
Specimen from the Uberaba River, Paraná. Scale bar 10 mm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. ancistroides
Binomial name
Hypostomus ancistroides
(Ihering, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus ancistroides

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hypostomus ancistroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T186617A1815812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186617A1815812.pt. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Hypostomus ancistroides". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus ancistroides". FishBase.