Hypostomus chrysostiktos
| Hypostomus chrysostiktos | |
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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. chrysostiktos
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus chrysostiktos Birindelli, Zanata & Lima, 2007
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Hypostomus chrysostiktos[1][2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Paraguaçu River basin in Brazil. It is typically seen in blackwater portions of rivers with rocky substrates at elevations of 50 to 662 m (164 to 2172 ft) above sea level. The species reaches 26 cm (10.2 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ Birindelli, Jose & Zanata, Angela & Lima, Flávio. (2007). Hypostomus chrysostiktos, a new species of armored catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from rio Paraguaçu, Bahia State, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology - NEOTROP ICHTHYOL. 5. 10.1590/S1679-62252007000300006.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus chrysostiktos". FishBase.