Hypostomus pusarum

Hypostomus pusarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. pusarum
Binomial name
Hypostomus pusarum
(Starks, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus pusarum Starks, 1913
  • Plecostomus jaguribensis Fowler, 1915
  • Hypostomus jaguribensis (Fowler, 1915)
  • Plecostomus carvalhoi Miranda Ribeiro, 1937
  • Hypostomus carvalhoi (Miranda Ribeiro, 1937)
  • Plecostomus nudiventris Fowler, 1941
  • Hypostomus nudiventris (Fowler, 1941)
  • Plecostomus plecostomus papariae Fowler, 1941
  • Hypostomus papariae (Fowler, 1941)
  • Ancistrus salgadae Fowler, 1941
  • Hypostomus salgadae (Fowler, 1941)

Hypostomus pusarum[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the coastal drainages of northern Brazil, including the state of Ceará.[3] The species reaches 20.3 cm (8 in) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]

References

  1. ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hypostomus pusarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186330A1811421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186330A1811421.pt. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Hypostomus pusarum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Hypostomus pusarum • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus pusarum". FishBase.


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