Biology:Hypostomus boulengeri
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Short description: Species of catfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. boulengeri
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| Hypostomus boulengeri (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)
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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
- ↑ "Hypostomus boulengeri (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/5202214.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2022). "Hypostomus boulengeri". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Hypostomus-boulengeri.
- ↑ 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
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