Hypostomus niceforoi is a species of suckermouth armored catfish. H. niceforoi reaches 13.5 cm (5.3 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

Hypostomus niceforoi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Species:
H. niceforoi
Binomial name
Hypostomus niceforoi
(Fowler, 1943)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hemiancistrus niceforoi Fowler, 1943[2]

Taxonomic history

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This species was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1943. The holotype was donated to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Brother Nicéforo María [de; es], after whom the specific name is named. Its type locality is Florencia, Colombia, in the Orteguaza River. Fowler placed the species in the genus Hemiancistrus.[2] Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker transferred this species to Hypostomus in 1980.[4]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Japurá River basin in South America. A fish labeled Hypostomus cf. niceforoi has been found in Nicaragua; it is thought their introduction to Lake Nicaragua as an invasive species is due to the aquarium trade.[5] H. cf. niceforoi have also been found in the San Marcos River, Texas.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Velasquez, M.; Chocano, L. (2016). "Hypostomus niceforoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T49830464A53818408. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830464A53818408.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Fowler, Henry W. (1943). "A Collection of Fresh-Water Fishes from Colombia, Obtained Chiefly by Brother Nicéforo Maria". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 95: 223–266. JSTOR 4064347.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus niceforoi". FishBase.
  4. ^ Isbrücker, I. J. H. (1980). "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)". Verslagen en Technische Gegevens. 22. Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoölogie (Zoölogisch Museum), Universiteit van Amsterdam: 28.
  5. ^ Matamoros, Wilfredo A.; McMahan, Caleb D.; Mejia, Carlos R.; House, Parker H.; Armbruster, Jonathan W.; Chakrabarty, Prosanta (2016). "First Record of the Non-Native Suckermouth Armored Catfish Hypostomus cf. niceforoi (Fowler 1943) (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Central America" (PDF). Occasional Papers of the LSU Museum of Natural Science. 87: 1–12.
  6. ^ Cook-Hildreth, Luci; Bonner, Timothy; Huffman, David (2016). "Female reproductive biology of an exotic suckermouth armored catfish (Loricariidae) in the San Marcos River, Hays Co., Texas, with observations on environmental triggers". BioInvasions Records. 5 (3): 173–183. doi:10.3391/bir.2016.5.3.09.

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