Hypostomus pusarum | |
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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. pusarum
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Binomial name | |
Hypostomus pusarum (Starks, 1913)
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Hypostomus pusarum [2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the coastal drainages of northern Brazil, including the state of Ceará. [3] The species reaches 20.3 cm (8 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather. [4]