Hypostomus is a genus of catfish in the family Loricariidae. They are native to tropical and subtropical South America. H. plecostomus is the popular freshwater aquarium fish formerly known as Plecostomus plecostomus. The taxonomic structure of the Loricariidae is still being expanded by scientists. Hypostomus is a highly species-rich and widely distributed catfish genus.[1]
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crustaceans.[citation needed] Hypostomus plecostomus is one of many species of fish that is able to breathe air. Hypostomus plecostomus relies on its gills...
type species of Hypostomus is H. guacari. With the inclusion of Aphanotorulus, Isorineloricaria and Squaliforma, the genus Hypostomus is by far the largest...
Hypostomus punctatus, the suckermouthed catfish, is a tropical fish belonging to the armored suckermouth catfish family, Loricariidae. Hypostomus punctatus...
Hypostomus leucophaeus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Itapicuru River basin...
Hypostomus fluviatilis is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the Rio...
alongside its congener Hypostomus khimaera, which was also given a name alluding to a mythical creature, in this case the chimera. "Hypostomus basilisko • Loricariidae...
Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus delimai". FishBase. Zawadzki, C.H., Oliveira, R.R., & Debona, T. (2013). A new species of Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes:...
species of the Hypostomus cochliodon group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Paraguay basin, with a redescription of Hypostomus cochliodon Kner...
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