Biology:Hypostomus niger

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of catfish

Hypostomus niger
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. niger
Binomial name
Hypostomus niger
(Marini, Nichols & La Monte, 1933)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus niger

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5505280 entry