Hypostomus taphorni[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Essequibo River basin. The species reaches 22.8 cm (9.0 in) 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. taphorni
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| Hypostomus taphorni (Lilyestrom, 1984)
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Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of American ichthyologist Donald C. Taphorn (b. 1951), a student of Venezuelan fishes and he also helped collect the holotype of the species.[3]
References
edit- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus taphorni". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus taphorni". 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.