Hypostomus iheringii explained

Hypostomus iheringii[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is occurs in the Paraná River drainage basin, being known from the Tietê River basin as well as the Corumbá River, where it is syntopic with Hypostomus ancistroides, H. denticulatus, H. heraldoi, H. margaritifer, and H. regani.[2] The species reaches 11.6 cm (4.6 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Rodolpho von Ihering (1883–1939), a zoologist and fish culturist, who collected the holotype. [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITIS - Report: Hypostomus iheringii . 2022-12-04 . www.itis.gov.
  2. Web site: 2022 . Froese . Rainer . Pauly . Daniel . Hypostomus denticulatus . FishBase.
  3. Web site: 2022 . Froese . Rainer . Pauly . Daniel . Hypostomus iheringii . FishBase.
  4. Web site: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos) . 5 August 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.