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Hypostomus robinii

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Species of fish

Hypostomus robinii
Hypostomus robinii, caught in Martinique
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: H. robinii
Binomial name
Hypostomus robinii
Valenciennes, 1840
Synonyms
  • Hypostomus robini

Hypostomus robinii, commonly known as the teta, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to the Caribbean, where it occurs in freshwater habitats on the island of Trinidad. It inhabits fast-flowing streams, where it feeds on periphyton.

The species reaches 16 cm (6.3 inches) in standard length. It can reach a weight of almost 350 grams. This species, known in the vernacular as the "armored catfish" because of the bony plates on its body, is quite popular in the aquarium trade. Because of this, there have been several documented cases where the fish has been released into wild river systems. Female Hypostomus robinii can release upwards of 200 eggs during spawning, and as a result, the fish can rapidly take over water systems in short time periods. Researchers have developed a method to monitor this invasive aquatic species using environmental DNA samples.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of M. (Monsieur) Robin.

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus robinii". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  2. 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.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus robinii". FishBase.
  4. ^ Dubreuil, Thomas; Baudry, Thomas; Mauvisseau, Quentin; Arqué, Alexandre; Courty, Clarisse; Delaunay, Carine; Sweet, Michael; Grandjean, Frédéric (2021). "The development of early monitoring tools to detect aquatic invasive species: eDNA assay development and the case of the armored catfish Hypostomus robinii". Environmental DNA. 4 (2): 349–362. doi:10.1002/edn3.260. hdl:10852/91471.
  5. Cook-Hildreth, Luci; Bonner, Timothy; Huffman, David (2016). "Female reproductive biology of an exotic suckermouth armored catfish (Loricariidae) in the San Marcos River, Hays Co., Texas, with observations on environmental triggers". BioInvasions Records. 5 (3): 173–183. doi:10.3391/bir.2016.5.3.09.
  6. Matamoros, W.A.; McMahan, C.D.; Mejia, C.R.; House, P.H.; Armbruster, J.W.; Chakrabarty, P. (2016). "First record of the non-native suckermouth armored catfish Hypopostomus cf. niceforoi (Fowler 1943) (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Central America". Occasional Papers Museum of Natural Science Louisiana State University. 87: 1–12.
  7. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Hypostomus robinii
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