Jump to content

Hypostomus unae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hypostomus unae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. unae
Binomial name
Hypostomus unae
(Steindachner, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus unae

Hypostomus unae[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Una River basin in the state of Bahia in Brazil. The species reaches 18.3 cm (7.2 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus unae". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus unae". FishBase.