Biology:Hypostomus carinatus

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Short description: Species of catfish

Hypostomus carinatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. carinatus
Binomial name
Hypostomus carinatus
(Steindachner, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus carinatus

Hypostomus carinatus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the middle Amazon River basin. The species reaches 24.8 cm (9.8 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

H. carinatus appears in the aquarium trade, where it is usually referred to either as the blackspotted orange pleco or by its associated L-number, which is L-166.[3]

References



Wikidata ☰ Q6405707 entry