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Hypostomus micromaculatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hypostomus
Species:	H. micromaculatus
Binomial name
Hypostomus micromaculatus Boeseman, 1968

Hypostomus micromaculatus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper and middle Suriname River basin. The species reaches 18.5 cm (7.3 in) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

Hypostomus micromaculatus sometimes appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically referred to as the smallspotted Suriname pleco.

References

1. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus micromaculatus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus micromaculatus". FishBase.
3. "Hypostomus micromaculatus • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.

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