Hypostomus dlouhyi
| Hypostomus dlouhyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. dlouhyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus dlouhyi C. Weber, 1985
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Hypostomus dlouhyi[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Yguazú River basin in the middle Paraná River drainage.[2] The species reaches 24.5 cm (9.6 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Czech-born biologist Carlo Dlouhy, of the Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Genève in Switzerland, who collected the holotype of the species.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus dlouhyi". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Weber, C. (1985). "Hypostomus dlouhyi, nouvelle espèce de poisson-chat cuirassé du Paraguay (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)". Revue suisse de zoologie. 92: 955–968. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.81925. ISSN 0035-418X.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus dlouhyi". FishBase.
- ^ 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 9 August 2024.
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