Hypostomus microstomus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the middle Paraná River basin in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The species reaches 24 cm (9.4 inches) 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. microstomus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus microstomus Weber, 1987
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References
edit- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus microstomus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus microstomus". FishBase.
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