Hypostomus dlouhyi explained

Hypostomus dlouhyi[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Yguazú River basin in the middle Paraná River drainage.[2] The species reaches 24.5 cm (9.6 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Czech-born biologist Carlo Dlouhy, of the Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Genève in Switzerland, who collected the holotype of the species.[4]

References

  1. Web site: ITIS - Report: Hypostomus dlouhyi . 2022-08-21 . www.itis.gov.
  2. Weber . C. . 1985 . Hypostomus dlouhyi, nouvelle espèce de poisson-chat cuirassé du Paraguay (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae) . Revue suisse de zoologie . 92 . 955–968 . 10.5962/bhl.part.81925 . 0035-418X. free .
  3. Web site: 2022 . Froese . Rainer . Pauly . Daniel . Hypostomus dlouhyi . FishBase.
  4. 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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