Hypostomus asperatus
| Hypostomus asperatus | |
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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. asperatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus asperatus Castelnau, 1855
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Hypostomus asperatus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tocantins River basin. The species reaches 22.9 cm (9 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus asperatus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus asperatus". FishBase.