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Hypostomus varimaculosus

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Species of catfish

Hypostomus varimaculosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: H. varimaculosus
Binomial name
Hypostomus varimaculosus
(Fowler, 1945)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus varimaculosus

Hypostomus varimaculosus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Japurá River basin in Brazil and Colombia. The species reaches 6 cm (2.4 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus varimaculosus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus varimaculosus". FishBase.
Taxon identifiers
Hypostomus varimaculosus


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