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Hypostomus interruptus

Hypostomus interruptus 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 in Brazil, with the type locality reportedly being the Juquiá River. The species reaches 12 cm in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

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Hypostomus interruptus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. interruptus
Binomial name
Hypostomus interruptus
(Miranda Ribeiro, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus interruptus

Hypostomus interruptus1 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 in Brazil, with the type locality reportedly being the Juquiá River.2 The species reaches 12 cm (4.7 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.3

References

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus interruptus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  2. "Hypostomus interruptus • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus interruptus". FishBase.