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Hypostomus pusarum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hypostomus
Species:	H. pusarum
Binomial name
Hypostomus pusarum (Starks, 1913)
Synonyms
Plecostomus pusarum

Hypostomus pusarum 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. The species reaches 20.3 cm (8 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

References

1. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Cascudo, Hypostomus pusarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T186330A1811421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186330A1811421.pt. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
2. "Hypostomus pusarum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
3. "Hypostomus pusarum • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus pusarum". FishBase.

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