Hypostomus paulinus[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tietê River basin. The species reaches 13.5 cm (5.3 in) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]
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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. paulinus
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| Hypostomus paulinus (Ihering, 1905)
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References
edit- ^ Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Hypostomus paulinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T187106A1823209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T187106A1823209.en. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Hypostomus paulinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus paulinus". FishBase.