Hypostomus robinii
| Hypostomus robinii | |
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| Hypostomus robinii, caught in Martinique | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. robinii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus robinii Valenciennes, 1840
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Hypostomus robinii,[1] commonly known as the teta, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to the Caribbean, where it occurs in freshwater habitats on the island of Trinidad. It inhabits fast-flowing streams, where it feeds on periphyton.
The species reaches 16 cm (6.3 inches) in standard length.[2] It can reach a weight of almost 350 grams. This species, known in the vernacular as the "armored catfish" because of the bony plates on its body, is quite popular in the aquarium trade.[3] Because of this, there have been several documented cases where the fish has been released into wild river systems.[4][5] Female Hypostomus robinii can release upwards of 200 eggs during spawning, and as a result, the fish can rapidly take over water systems in short time periods. Researchers have developed a method to monitor this invasive aquatic species using environmental DNA samples.[3]
References
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus robinii". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus robinii". FishBase.
- ^ a b Dubreuil, Thomas; Baudry, Thomas; Mauvisseau, Quentin; Arqué, Alexandre; Courty, Clarisse; Delaunay, Carine; Sweet, Michael; Grandjean, Frédéric (2021). "The development of early monitoring tools to detect aquatic invasive species: eDNA assay development and the case of the armored catfish Hypostomus robinii". Environmental DNA. 4 (2): 349–362. doi:10.1002/edn3.260. hdl:10852/91471.
- ^ Cook-Hildreth, Luci; Bonner, Timothy; Huffman, David (2016). "Female reproductive biology of an exotic suckermouth armored catfish (Loricariidae) in the San Marcos River, Hays Co., Texas, with observations on environmental triggers". BioInvasions Records. 5 (3): 173–183. doi:10.3391/bir.2016.5.3.09.
- ^ Matamoros, W.A.; McMahan, C.D.; Mejia, C.R.; House, P.H.; Armbruster, J.W.; Chakrabarty, P. (2016). "First record of the non-native suckermouth armored catfish Hypopostomus cf. niceforoi (Fowler 1943) (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Central America". Occasional Papers Museum of Natural Science Louisiana State University. 87: 1–12.