Hypostomus latirostris

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Hypostomus latirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. latirostris
Binomial name
Hypostomus latirostris
(Regan, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus latirostris

Hypostomus latirostris is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Paraguay River basin in Brazil and Paraguay. The species reaches 26 cm (10.2 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[1] While initially described by Charles Tate Regan in 1904, it was redescribed in 2018 by Cláudio Henrique Zawadzki, Hugmar Pains da Silva, and Waldo Pinheiro Troy alongside the description of the species Hypostomus renestoi.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus latirostris". FishBase.
  2. ^ Pfeil, Friedrich & München, • & Zawadzki, Cláudio & Silva, Hugmar & Troy, Waldo. (2018). Redescription of Hypostomus latirostris (Regan, 1904) with the recognition of a new species of Hypostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Paraguay basin, Brazil. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 28. 10.23788/IEF-1079.