Hypostomus obtusirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. obtusirostris
Binomial name
Hypostomus obtusirostris
(Steindachner, 1907)
Synonyms[1]
  • Plecostomus obtusirostris

Hypostomus obtusirostris[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the coastal drainage basins of southeastern Brazil. The species reaches at least 5.9 centimetres (2.3 in) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2021). "Hypostomus obtusirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T187161A1824034. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T187161A1824034.pt. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. "Hypostomus obtusirostris (Steindachner, 1907)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus obtusirostris". FishBase.
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