Hypostomus varimaculosus

Hypostomus varimaculosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hypostomus
Species:	H. varimaculosus
Binomial name
Hypostomus varimaculosus (Fowler, 1945)
Synonyms
Plecostomus varimaculosus

Hypostomus varimaculosus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Japurá River basin in Brazil and Colombia. The species reaches 6 cm (2.4 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

References

1. "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus varimaculosus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus varimaculosus". FishBase.