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Hypostomus ternetzi

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Species of catfish

Hypostomus ternetzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: H. ternetzi
Binomial name
Hypostomus ternetzi
(Boulenger, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus ternetzi

Hypostomus ternetzi is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Paraná River, the Paraguay River, and the Uruguay River. The species reaches 34.3 cm (13.5 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather. It is known to spawn by excavating nests in stream banks in which eggs are deposited.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Swiss-born ichthyologist and naturalist Carl Ternetz (1870–1928), who was the one who collected the holotype.

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus ternetzi". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  2. Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus ternetzi". FishBase.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Hypostomus ternetzi


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