Biology:Hypostomus alatus

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Short description: Species of catfish

Hypostomus alatus
Hypostomus alatus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. alatus
Binomial name
Hypostomus alatus
Castelnau, 1855

Hypostomus alatus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basin of the Das Velhas River, which itself is part of the São Francisco River basin in the coastal drainage of eastern Brazil , although it has also been reported from Argentina . The species reaches 28.8 cm (11.3 inches) SL.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6406267 entry