Hypostomus garmani[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the São Francisco River basin. The species reaches 13 cm (5.1 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. garmani
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| Hypostomus garmani (Regan, 1904)
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Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of American ichthyologist-herpetologist Samuel Garman (1843–1927), of Harvard University, who loaned the types and sent the specimens to the British Museum (Natural History).[3]
References
edit- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus garmani". FishBase.
- ^ 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 10 August 2024.
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