Biology:Hypostomus paulinus

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Short description: Species of fish

Hypostomus paulinus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. paulinus
Binomial name
Hypostomus paulinus
(Ihering, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus paulinus

Hypostomus paulinus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tietê River basin. The species reaches 13.5 cm (5.3 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5540411 entry