Hypostomus luetkeni[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The species reaches 25.4 cm (10 inches) SL.[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. luetkeni
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| Hypostomus luetkeni (Steindachner, 1877)
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Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Danish zoologist Christian Frederik Lütken (1827–1901).[3]
References
edit- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus luetkeni". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus luetkeni". 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.