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

Hypostomus sipaliwinii is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Courantyne River basin in Suriname. The species reaches 12.6 cm (5 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather. It is possibly synonymous with Hypostomus corantijni.

Etymology

Hypostomus derives from the Greek root "hypo", meaning under, and the Greek root "stoma", meaning mouth. Sipaliwinii refers to a district within Suriname where this fish may be found.

References

1. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus sipaliwinii". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus sipaliwinii". FishBase.
3. Mol, Jan H. (2012). The freshwater fishes of Suriname. Boston: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-20765-3. OCLC 812481742.

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