| Hypostomus ancistroides | |
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| Specimen from the Uberaba River, Paraná. Scale bar 10 mm | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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Hypostomus ancistroides 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 in) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.
References
- Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hypostomus ancistroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T186617A1815812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186617A1815812.pt. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- "Hypostomus ancistroides". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus ancistroides". FishBase.