Hypostomus jaguar, sometimes known as the jaguar pleco,[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Paraguaçu River basin in the state of Bahia in Brazil.[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. jaguar
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus jaguar Zanata, Sardeiro & Zawadzki, 2013
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H. jaguar is typically found in stretches of the Paraguaçu and its tributaries with a width of up to 60 m (197 ft) and a depth of up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft). The areas that the species inhabits are often distinguished by the presence of a rocky substrate, dark-colored water, and moderate to fast current. It occurs at elevations ranging from 143 to 350 m (469 to 1148 ft) above sea level. It is known to be sympatric with its congener Hypostomus chrysostiktos.[2]
H. jaguar reaches 17.6 cm (6.9 inches) SL. Its specific epithet, jaguar, references its pattern of dark-colored spots, which resemble those of a jaguar. It is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2] It was described in 2013 by Angela M. Zanata, Byanca Sardeiro, and Cláudio H. Zawadzki on the basis of its distinctive coloration and morphology.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Hypostomus jaguar • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus jaguar". FishBase.
- ^ Zanata, A.M., Sardeiro, B., & Zawadzki, C.H. (2013). A new dark-dotted species of Hypostomus Lacépède (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from rio Paraguaçu, Bahia State, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11, 247-256.