Hypancistrus inspector
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Hypancistrus inspector | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
Tribe: | Ancistrini |
Genus: | Hypancistrus |
Species: | H. inspector
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Binomial name | |
Hypancistrus inspector Armbruster, 2002
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Hypancistrus inspector, commonly known as the snowball pleco,[1] is a species of armored catfish native to Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil where it occurs in the upper Negro and upper Orinoco River basins. This species grows to a length of 12.59 centimetres (4.96 in) SL.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Hypancistrus inspector" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ a b Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Hypancistrus inspector". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T164513403A164513415. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164513403A164513415.en. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- IUCN Red List least concern species
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- Ancistrini
- Freshwater fish of Venezuela
- Freshwater fish of Colombia
- Suckermouth catfish of Brazil
- Taxa named by Jonathan W. Armbruster
- Fish described in 2002
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