Hypostomus luteus

Hypostomus luteus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Tribe: Hypostomini
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: H. luteus
Binomial name
Hypostomus luteus
(Godoy, 1980)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus luteus Godoy, 1980

Hypostomus luteus is an armored catfish in the genus Hypostomus of the Loricariidae family. It is distinct because of the three phases that it goes through.

It is found in Uruguay.

References

  1. "Hypostomus luteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009. 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2016.


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