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Hypostomus pyrineusi

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Hypostomus pyrineusi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. pyrineusi
Binomial name
Hypostomus pyrineusi
Synonyms
  • Cochliodon pyrineusi

Hypostomus pyrineusi[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it reportedly occurs in the Madeira River basin in Brazil. The species reaches 26 cm (10.2 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Lieut. Antonio Pyrineus de Souza (d. 1936), a naturalist with the Rondon Commission, whose mission was to install telegraph poles from Mato Grosso to Amazonas, which included an expedition that collected the type specimen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus pyrineusi". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus pyrineusi". FishBase.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 August 2024.