Hypostomus soniae

Hypostomus soniae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hypostomus
Species:	H. soniae
Binomial name
Hypostomus soniae P. H. Carvalho & C. Weber, 2005

Hypostomus soniae[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tapajós basin in the state of Pará in Brazil. The species reaches 16.4 cm (6.5 in) in standard length. Its specific epithet, soniae, honors Sonia Fisch-Muller, a curator at the Museum of Geneva specializing in loricariid systematics who collected the type material.[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Sonia Fisch-Muller, of the Muséum d’histoire naturelle in Geneva, who is a specialist in loricariid systematics and one of the collectors of the type series.[4]

Aquarium

H. soniae appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically referred to either as the blue-eyed redfin pleco or by its associated L-number, which is L-137.[5]

References

1. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hypostomus soniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T136888258A136888262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T136888258A136888262.pt. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
2. "Hypostomus soniae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus soniae". FishBase.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
5. "Hypostomus soniae • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-08-25.