Hypostomus macrophthalmus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Sipaliwini River basin in Suriname. The species reaches 7.9 cm (3.1 in) in standard length 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. macrophthalmus
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| Hypostomus macrophthalmus Boeseman, 1968
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References edit
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus macrophthalmus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus macrophthalmus". FishBase.
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