Hypostomus pusarum[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the coastal drainages of northern Brazil, including the state of Ceará.[3] The species reaches 20.3 cm (8 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]
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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. pusarum
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| Hypostomus pusarum (Starks, 1913)
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References edit
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Cascudo, Hypostomus pusarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T186330A1811421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186330A1811421.pt. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Hypostomus pusarum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Hypostomus pusarum • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus pusarum". FishBase.
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