Hypostomus microstomus

Hypostomus microstomus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hypostomus
Species:	H. microstomus
Binomial name
	Hypostomus microstomus; Weber, 1987

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Hypostomus microstomus^[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the middle Paraná River basin in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The species reaches 24 cm (9.4 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.^[2]

References

^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus microstomus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus microstomus". FishBase.

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[1] "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus microstomus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-07.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus microstomus". FishBase.

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