Hypostomus carvalhoi explained

Hypostomus carvalhoi[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Jaguaribe River basin. The species reaches 14.2 cm (5.6 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Brazilian ichthyologist-herpetologist Antenor Leitão de Carvalho (1910–1985), who collected the holotype of this species. [3]

References

  1. Web site: ITIS - Report: Hypostomus carvalhoi . 2022-08-27 . www.itis.gov.
  2. Web site: 2022 . Froese . Rainer . Pauly . Daniel . Hypostomus carvalhoi . FishBase.
  3. Web site: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos) . 9 August 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.

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