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Hypostomus johnii

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Hypostomus johnii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. johnii
Binomial name
Hypostomus johnii
( Steindachner, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus johnii Steindachner, 1877

Hypostomus johnii[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Parnaíba River and the São Francisco River. The species reaches 11.3 cm (4.4 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of American geologist Orestes Saint John (1841–1921), who collected the holotype during the 1865–1866 Thayer Expedition to Brazil.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus johnii". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus johnii". FishBase.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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Original description at Biodiversity Heritage Library