Hypostomus niceforoi

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Hypostomus niceforoi

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. niceforoi
Binomial name
Hypostomus niceforoi
(Fowler, 1943)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hemiancistrus niceforoi Fowler, 1943[2]

Hypostomus niceforoi is a species of

suckermouth armored catfish. H. niceforoi reaches 13.5 cm (5.3 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

Taxonomic history

This species was

type locality is Florencia, Colombia, in the Orteguaza River. Fowler placed the species in the genus Hemiancistrus.[2] Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker transferred this species to Hypostomus in 1980.[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Japurá River basin in South America. A fish labeled Hypostomus cf. niceforoi has been found in Nicaragua; it is thought their introduction to Lake Nicaragua as an invasive species is due to the aquarium trade.[5] H. cf. niceforoi have also been found in the San Marcos River, Texas.[6]

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus niceforoi". FishBase.
  4. ^ Isbrücker, I. J. H. (1980). "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)". Verslagen en Technische Gegevens. 22. Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoölogie (Zoölogisch Museum), Universiteit van Amsterdam: 28.
  5. ^ Matamoros, Wilfredo A.; McMahan, Caleb D.; Mejia, Carlos R.; House, Parker H.; Armbruster, Jonathan W.; Chakrabarty, Prosanta (2016). "First Record of the Non-Native Suckermouth Armored Catfish Hypostomus cf. niceforoi (Fowler 1943) (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Central America" (PDF). Occasional Papers of the LSU Museum of Natural Science. 87: 1–12.
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