Hemiancistrus punctulatus

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Hemiancistrus punctulatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hemiancistrus
Species:
H. punctulatus
Binomial name
Hemiancistrus punctulatus
Cardoso & Malabarba, 1999

Hemiancistrus punctulatus [1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Lagoa dos Patos basin in Brazil. The species reaches 19 cm (7.5 inches) SL. [2]

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Hemiancistrus votouro is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it was collected from a stream in the Uruguay River basin in Brazil. The stream that the species is known from is reported to be 2 to 5 m in width, with a substrate composed of rock and sand, moderate marginal vegetation, and rapids separated by pools. The species reaches 14.1 cm SL. Its specific epithet reportedly honors the Votouro Indian Reserve in Benjamin Constant do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Hemiancistrus punctulatus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hemiancistrus punctulatus". FishBase.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)