Hypostomus weberi[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the middle Rio Negro in Brazil. One record of the species' occurrence refers to a "río Cicipa", which is thought to possibly correspond with the Siapa River, a tributary of the Casiquiare in Venezuela. The species is typically found in rapids or flooded forest environments. It reaches 17.5 cm (6.9 inches) SL and is known to feed on detritus. Its specific epithet, weberi, honors Claude Weber of the Natural History Museum of Geneva, for his contributions to knowledge of the genus Hypostomus.[2]
| Hypostomus weberi | |
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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. weberi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus weberi | |
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Claude Weber, of the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Génève, because of his contributions to the knowledge of the genus.[3]
Aquarium
editH. weberi sometimes appears in the aquarium trade, where it is frequently referred to either as Weber's pleco or by its associated L-number, which is L-167.[4]
References
edit- ^ Hollanda Carvalho P, Lima FCT, Zawadzki CH. (2010) Two new species of the Hypostomus cochliodon group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Negro basin in Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 8 (1): 39–48
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus weberi". 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.
- ^ "Hypostomus weberi • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-08-27.