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Hypostomus meleagris

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Species of fish

Hypostomus meleagris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: H. meleagris
Binomial name
Hypostomus meleagris
(Marini, Nichols & La Monte, 1933)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus meleagris

Hypostomus meleagris is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper and middle Paraná River basin. The species reaches 30 cm (11.8 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus meleagris". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus meleagris". FishBase.
Taxon identifiers
Hypostomus meleagris
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