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Hypostomus borellii

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Species of fish

Hypostomus borellii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: H. borellii
Binomial name
Hypostomus borellii
(Boulenger, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus borellii Boulenger, 1897

Hypostomus borellii is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to the upper and middle Pilcomayo River basin in Argentina, Uruguay, and Bolivia. The species reaches 16.1 cm (6.3 in) standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of French-born Italian zoologist Alfredo Borelli (1858–1943) of the Università di Torino, who led three expeditions to South America and collected many animals, including the holotype of this species.

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hypostomus borellii". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypostomus borellii". FishBase. June 2022 version.
  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 9 August 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Hypostomus borellii


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