Hypostomus tietensis
Hypostomus tietensis[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tietê River basin in Brazil, for which it is named. The species reaches reaches 12.5 cm (4.9 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
| Hypostomus tietensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. tietensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus tietensis (Ihering, 1905) | |
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In 2022, Hypostomus tietensis was found to comprise several genetically distinct populations that likely represent multiple cryptic species.[3]
References
- "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus tietensis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus tietensis". FishBase.
- Paula, Gabriela B. N. de et al. Identification of cryptic species in allopatric populations of Hypostomus tietensis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) through cytogenetics analyses. Neotropical Ichthyology [online]. 2022, v. 20, n. 02 [Accessed 13 December 2022], e210158. Available from: <https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0158>. Epub 03 June 2022. ISSN 1982-0224. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0158.
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