Jump to content

Hypostomus luteomaculatus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hypostomus luteomaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. luteomaculatus
Binomial name
Hypostomus luteomaculatus
(Devincenzi, 1942)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus luteomaculatus

Hypostomus luteomaculatus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Uruguay River basin in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. The species reaches 28 cm (11 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus luteomaculatus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus luteomaculatus". FishBase.