Hypostomus hermanni, sometimes known as Hermann's pleco,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.[3] It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tietê River basin, including the Piracicaba River, in Brazil.[2][4] It is typically found in areas with flowing water of shallow to moderately shallow depth. The species reaches 24 cm (9.4 in) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[5]
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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. hermanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus hermanni (Ihering, 1905)
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Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Ihering’s father, the German-Brazilian zoologist Hermann von Ihering (1850–1930).[6]
References
edit- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hypostomus hermanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T187072A1822699. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T187072A1822699.pt. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Hypostomus hermanni • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "Hypostomus hermanni". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Dias, A.C. and C.H. Zawadzki (2021). "Hypostomus hermanni redescription and a new species of Hypostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Upper Paraná River basin, Brazil". Neotrop. Ichthyol. 19 (2).
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus hermanni". 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.