Hypostomus ternetzi[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Paraná River, the Paraguay River, and the Uruguay River.[2] The species reaches 34.3 cm (13.5 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather. It is known to spawn by excavating nests in stream banks in which eggs are deposited.[3]
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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. ternetzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895)
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Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Swiss-born ichthyologist and naturalist Carl Ternetz (1870–1928), who was the one who collected the holotype.[4]
References
edit- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus ternetzi". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus ternetzi". FishBase.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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