Hypostomus
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Hypostomus sp.
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about 110, see text |
Hypostomus is a genus of the armored catfish family Loricariidae.
The popular freshwater aquarium fish Plecostomus (Plecostomus plecostomus) has been moved into Hypostomus. There is a lot of confusion as to the precise taxonomic structure of the Loricariidae.
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[edit] References
- "Hypostomus." ITIS Standard Report. (Integrated Taxonomic Information System: National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., 2004-10-08). URL: ITIS 164341
- "Hypostomus." FishBase. ed. Froese, R. and D. Pauly (09/2004), URL: Hypostomus