Hypostomus coppenamensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. coppenamensis
Binomial name
Hypostomus coppenamensis
Boeseman, 1969[1]

Hypostomus coppenamensis[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Coppename River basin in Suriname, for which it is named. The species reaches 12.5 cm (4.9 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

Hypostomus coppenamensis sometimes appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically known as the blackspotted Suriname pleco.[4]

References

  1. Boeseman, M. (1969). "Additional new species of Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803, from Surinam; with remarks on the apparent "gymnorhynchus-complex" (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)". Beaufortia. 16 (215): 119–136.
  2. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus coppenamensis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus coppenamensis". FishBase.
  4. "Hypostomus coppenamensis • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.


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