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Hypostomus sculpodon

Hypostomus sculpodon is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Rio Negro and the Orinoco in Venezuela. The species reaches 26.4 cm SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

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Hypostomus sculpodon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. sculpodon
Binomial name
Hypostomus sculpodon

Hypostomus sculpodon1 is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Rio Negro and the Orinoco in Venezuela. The species reaches 26.4 cm (10.4 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.2

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References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus sculpodon". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus sculpodon". FishBase.