Hypostomus holostictus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the San Juan River basin in Colombia. The species reaches 18 cm (7.1 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2] It was originally described in 1913 by Charles Tate Regan as a species of Hemiancistrus, and it is still sometimes referred to by the name Hemiancistrus holostictus.[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. holostictus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus holostictus (Regan, 1913)
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References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Hypostomus holostictus (Regan, 1913)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus holostictus". FishBase.
- ^ "Hemiancistrus holostictus - L-numbers database - Welsfans". Southamerica fans. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
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