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Hypostomus agna

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Hypostomus agna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. agna
Binomial name
Hypostomus agna
(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus agna
  • Plecostomus ãgnã

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]

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus agna". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. ^ a b Oyakawa, Osvaldo T.; Akama, Alberto; Zanata, Angela M. (2005). "Review of the genus Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 from rio Ribeira de Iguape basin, with description of a new species (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)". Zootaxa. 921 (1): 1–27. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.921.1.1.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus agna". FishBase.