Hypostomus agna | |
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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. agna
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Binomial name | |
Hypostomus agna (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907)
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Synonyms | |
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Hypostomus agna [1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Ribeira de Iguape River basin. It was formally described as a new species in 1907 by Brazilian ichthyologist Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro, as a species of Plecostomus. [2]
The species reaches 22 cm (8.7 inches) in total length and is thought to be a facultative air-breather. [3] Its keels are absent or poorly developed. The caudal peduncle has a trapezoidal shape in cross-section. These two features are used to distinguish it between closely related species also present in the Ribeira de Iguape river basin. [2]
Hypostomus agna | |
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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. agna
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Binomial name | |
Hypostomus agna (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907)
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Synonyms | |
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Hypostomus agna [1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Ribeira de Iguape River basin. It was formally described as a new species in 1907 by Brazilian ichthyologist Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro, as a species of Plecostomus. [2]
The species reaches 22 cm (8.7 inches) in total length and is thought to be a facultative air-breather. [3] Its keels are absent or poorly developed. The caudal peduncle has a trapezoidal shape in cross-section. These two features are used to distinguish it between closely related species also present in the Ribeira de Iguape river basin. [2]