| Hypostomus boulengeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. boulengeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus boulengeri (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903) | |
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Hypostomus boulengeri[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America. The species reaches 24.5 cm (9.6 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
H. boulengeri was originally described in 1903 from the Paraguay River basin in Paraguay and Brazil. In 2005, its presence in the Paraná River basin in Argentina was confirmed. In 2016, it was found to occur in the Bermejo River basin as well.[3]
References
- ↑ "Hypostomus boulengeri (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus boulengeri". FishBase.
- ↑ Alonso, Felipe & Terán, Guillermo & Aguilera, Gastón & Mirande, Juan Marcos. (2016). First record of Hypostomus boulengeri (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Bermejo River basin. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Nueva Serie. 18. 85-88. 10.22179/REVMACN.18.440.
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