Hypostomus iheringii[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is occurs in the Paraná River drainage basin, being known from the Tietê River basin as well as the Corumbá River, where it is syntopic with Hypostomus ancistroides, H. denticulatus, H. heraldoi, H. margaritifer, and H. regani.[2] The species reaches 11.6 cm (4.6 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[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. iheringii
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| Hypostomus iheringii (Regan, 1908)
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Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Rodolpho von Ihering (1883–1939), a zoologist and fish culturist, who collected the holotype. [4]
References
edit- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus iheringii". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus denticulatus". FishBase.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus iheringii". 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 5 August 2024.
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