Hypostomus brevicauda[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the coastal drainages of eastern Brazil. The species reaches 19.6 cm (7.7 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
Hypostomus brevicauda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Hypostomus |
Species: | H. brevicauda
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Binomial name | |
Hypostomus brevicauda (Günther, 1864)
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References
edit- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus brevicauda". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus brevicauda". FishBase.