Hypostomus wuchereri explained

Hypostomus wuchereri[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Paraguaçu River basin in Brazil. The species reaches 35 cm (13.8 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Brazilian physician Otto Edward Henry Wucherer (1820–1873), whose personal collection supplied holotypes of this species and several other species from Bahia, Brazil.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITIS - Report: Hypostomus wuchereri . 2022-12-14 . www.itis.gov.
  2. Web site: 2022 . Froese . Rainer . Pauly . Daniel . Hypostomus wuchereri . 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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