Hypostomus garmani explained

Hypostomus garmani[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the São Francisco River basin. The species reaches 13 cm (5.1 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of American ichthyologist-herpetologist Samuel Garman (1843–1927), of Harvard University, who loaned the types and sent the specimens to the British Museum (Natural History).[3]

References

  1. Web site: Mindat.org . 2022-08-21 . www.mindat.org.
  2. Web site: 2022 . Froese . Rainer . Pauly . Daniel . Hypostomus garmani . FishBase.
  3. Web site: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos) . 10 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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