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Hypostomus crassicauda

Hypostomus crassicauda is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Sipaliwini River basin. The species reaches 14.3 cm SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

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Hypostomus crassicauda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. crassicauda
Binomial name
Hypostomus crassicauda
Boeseman, 1968

Hypostomus crassicauda1 is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Sipaliwini River basin. The species reaches 14.3 cm (5.6 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.2

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  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Hypostomus crassicauda Boeseman, 1968". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus crassicauda". FishBase.