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Hypostomus wilsoni

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Species of Actinopterygii

Hypostomus wilsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: H. wilsoni
Binomial name
Hypostomus wilsoni
(C. H. Eigenmann, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Hemiancistrus wilsoni

Hypostomus wilsoni is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basin of the Truando River, which is part of the Atrato River drainage in Colombia. The species reaches 32.5 cm (12.8 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

Etymology

The fsh is named in honor of the businessman Charles Wilson of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, who helped finance Eigenmann’s trip to Brazil and collected many specimens himself, including the holotype of this species.

References

  1. "Hypostomus wilsoni (Eigenmann, 1918)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus wilsoni". FishBase.
  3. 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 wilsoni
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