Hypostomus careopinnatus

Hypostomus careopinnatus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Taquari River basin in the upper Paraguay River drainage of Brazil. The species reaches 5.8 cm (2.3 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2] Unusually among species of Hypostomus, H. careopinnatus lacks an adipose fin. Although Hypostomus levis also lacks an adipose fin, this characteristic is thought to have evolved independently.[3]

Hypostomus careopinnatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. careopinnatus
Binomial name
Hypostomus careopinnatus
Martins, Marinho, Langeani & Serra, 2012

References

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  1. ^ "Hypostomus careopinnatus Martins, Marinho, Langeani & Serra, 2012". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus careopinnatus". FishBase.
  3. ^ Martins, F.D., Marinho, M.M., Langeani, F., & Serra, J.P. (2012). A New Species of Hypostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Upper Rio Paraguay Basin, Brazil. Copeia, 2012, 494 - 500.