Hypostomus sculpodon[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Rio Negro and the Orinoco in Venezuela. The species reaches 26.4 cm (10.4 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. sculpodon
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| Hypostomus sculpodon Armbruster, 2003
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References
edit- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus sculpodon". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus sculpodon". FishBase.