Biology:Hypostomus boulengeri

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Short description: Species of catfish

Hypostomus boulengeri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. boulengeri
Binomial name
Hypostomus boulengeri
(Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus boulengeri

Hypostomus boulengeri[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America. The species reaches 24.5 cm (9.6 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

H. boulengeri was originally described in 1903 from the Paraguay River basin in Paraguay and Brazil . In 2005, its presence in the Paraná River basin in Argentina was confirmed. In 2016, it was found to occur in the Bermejo River basin as well.[3]

References

  1. "Hypostomus boulengeri (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/5202214. 
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2022). "Hypostomus boulengeri". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Hypostomus-boulengeri. 
  3. Alonso, Felipe & Terán, Guillermo & Aguilera, Gastón & Mirande, Juan Marcos. (2016). First record of Hypostomus boulengeri (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Bermejo River basin. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Nueva Serie. 18. 85-88. 10.22179/REVMACN.18.440.



Wikidata ☰ Q6405582 entry