Hypostomus macrops[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Das Velhas River basin. The species reaches 28.8 cm (11.3 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Hypostomus |
Species: | H. macrops
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Binomial name | |
Hypostomus macrops (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)
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References
edit- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Cascudo, Hypostomus macrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T167813A135953352. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T167813A135953352.pt. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus macrops". www.itis.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus macrops". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-08-21.