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Hypostomus macrops

Hypostomus macrops is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Das Velhas River basin. The species reaches 28.8 cm SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

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Hypostomus macrops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. macrops
Binomial name
Hypostomus macrops
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus macrops

Hypostomus macrops2 is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Das Velhas River basin. The species reaches 28.8 cm (11.3 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.3

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References

  1. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Cascudo, Hypostomus macrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022 e.T167813A135953352. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T167813A135953352.pt. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus macrops". www.itis.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus macrops". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-08-21.