Hypostomus niceforoi

Hypostomus niceforoi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hypostomus
Species:	H. niceforoi
Binomial name
Hypostomus niceforoi (Fowler, 1943)
Synonyms [1]
Hemiancistrus niceforoiFowler, 1943 [2]

Hypostomus niceforoi is a species of suckermouth armored catfish. H. niceforoi reaches 13.5 cm (5.3 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather. ^[3]

Taxonomic history

This species was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1943. The holotype was donated to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Brother Nicéforo María  [ de; es ], after whom the specific name is named. Its type locality is Florencia, Colombia, in the Orteguaza River. Fowler placed the species in the genus Hemiancistrus . ^[2] Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker transferred this species to Hypostomus in 1980. ^[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Japurá River basin in South America. A fish labeled Hypostomus cf. niceforoi has been found in Nicaragua; it is thought their introduction to Lake Nicaragua as an invasive species is due to the aquarium trade. ^[5] H. cf. niceforoi have also been found in the San Marcos River, Texas. ^[6]

References

1. Velasquez, M.; Chocano, L. (2016). "Hypostomus niceforoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T49830464A53818408. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830464A53818408.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Fowler, Henry W. (1943). "A Collection of Fresh-Water Fishes from Colombia, Obtained Chiefly by Brother Nicéforo Maria". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 95: 223–266. JSTOR   4064347.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus niceforoi". FishBase.
4. Isbrücker, I. J. H. (1980). "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)". Verslagen en Technische Gegevens. 22. Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoölogie (Zoölogisch Museum), Universiteit van Amsterdam: 28.
5. Matamoros, Wilfredo A.; McMahan, Caleb D.; Mejia, Carlos R.; House, Parker H.; Armbruster, Jonathan W.; Chakrabarty, Prosanta (2016). "First Record of the Non-Native Suckermouth Armored Catfish Hypostomus cf. niceforoi (Fowler 1943) (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Central America" (PDF). Occasional Papers of the LSU Museum of Natural Science. 87: 1–12.
6. Cook-Hildreth, Luci; Bonner, Timothy; Huffman, David (2016). "Female reproductive biology of an exotic suckermouth armored catfish (Loricariidae) in the San Marcos River, Hays Co., Texas, with observations on environmental triggers". BioInvasions Records. 5 (3): 173–183. doi: 10.3391/bir.2016.5.3.09 .

Further reading

• Reis, Roberto E.; Kullander, Sven O.; Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. (2003). Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. p. 360. ISBN   978-85-7430-361-1.