Hypostomus cochliodon
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| Hypostomus cochliodon | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. cochliodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus cochliodon[1] (Kner, 1854) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cochliodon cochliodon (Kner 1854)[2] | |
Hypostomus cochliodon is a species of armored catfish native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay where it occurs in the Paraguay and middle Paraná River basins. This species grows to a length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) SL.[3]
The species is kept in home aquaria, although they may be difficult to find because export from Brazil is limited.[citation needed]
Unlike most other Loricariidae, it has been speculated that this fish is a wood-eating specialist alongside the usual plant material and algae (see also xylophagy in Panaque).[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kner, Rudolf (1854). "Die Hypostomiden. Zweite Hauptgruppe der Familie der Panzerfische. (Loricata vel Goniodontes).". Denkschriften der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 7: 265–267 (15–17). Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ Isbrücker, I. J. H. (1980). "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)". Verslagen en Technische Gegevens (Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoöogie, Universiteit van Amsterdam) 22: 1–181.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Hypostomus cochliodon" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ "Hypostomus cochliodon - Loricariisae - Cat-eLog". Retrieved 6 November 2011.
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