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Hypostomus hoplonites

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Species of catfish

Hypostomus hoplonites
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: H. hoplonites
Binomial name
Hypostomus hoplonites
Rapp Py-Daniel, 1988

Hypostomus hoplonites is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the middle Amazon River basin in Brazil, with the type locality reportedly given as the Solimões River. The species reaches 32.5 cm (12.8 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus hoplonites". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  2. "Hypostomus hoplonites • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus hoplonites". FishBase.
Taxon identifiers
Hypostomus hoplonites
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