Biology:Hypostomus topavae

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Hypostomus topavae
Hypostomus topavae.jpg
Specimen from the Uberaba River, Paraná. Scale bar 10 mm.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. topavae
Binomial name
Hypostomus topavae
(Godoy, 1969)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus topavae
Short description: Species of catfish

Hypostomus topavae[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Paraná River drainage, including the Rio Grande basin.[2] The species is very large for a loricariid, reaching 70 cm (27.6 inches) SL.[3]

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus topavae". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=680250#null. 
  2. Angelica C. Dias, A. C. Dias, & Cláudio H. Zawadzki, C. H. Zawadzki. (0000). Identification key and pictures of the Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the rio Ivaí, upper rio Paraná basin. Check list, 14, 393-414. doi: 10.15560/14.2.393
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2022). "Hypostomus topavae". https://www.fishbase.de/summary/Hypostomus-topavae. 


Wikidata ☰ Q6404827 entry