Hypancistrus inspector, commonly known as the snowball pleco,[1] is a species of armored catfish native to Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil where it occurs in the upper Negro and upper Orinoco River basins. This species grows to a length of 12.59 centimetres (4.96 in) SL.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Hypancistrus |
| Species: | H. inspector
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypancistrus inspector Armbruster, 2002
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References edit
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Hypancistrus inspector" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ a b Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Hypancistrus inspector". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T164513403A164513415. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164513403A164513415.en. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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