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Hypostomus regani

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Species of fish

Hypostomus regani
Specimen from the Uberaba River, Paraná. Scale bar 10 mm
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: H. regani
Binomial name
Hypostomus regani
(Ihering, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Plecostomus regani

Hypostomus regani is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Paraná River, the Paraguay River, and the Uruguay River. The species reaches 41 cm (16 in) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of English ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878–1943), of the Natural History Museum in London.

Aquarium

H. regani appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically known as the giant white-spot pleco.

References

  1. Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Hypostomus regani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T186470A1813542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T186470A1813542.en. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. "Hypostomus regani". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  3. Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus regani". FishBase.
  5. 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 10 August 2024.
  6. "Hypostomus regani • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
Taxon identifiers
Hypostomus regani
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