Hypostomus brevicauda[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the coastal drainages of eastern Brazil. The species reaches 19.6 cm (7.7 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. brevicauda
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus brevicauda (Günther, 1864)
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References edit
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus brevicauda". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus brevicauda". FishBase.