Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus ancistroides[1] 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 21 cm (8.3 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
| Hypostomus ancistroides | |
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| Specimen from the Uberaba River, Paraná. Scale bar 10 mm. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. ancistroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus ancistroides (Ihering, 1911) | |
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References
- "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus ancistroides". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus ancistroides". FishBase.
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