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Hypostomus piratatu Weber, 1986

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Weber, C. (1986). Revision de Hypostomus boulengeri (Eigenmann & Kennedy), et deux espèces nouvelles de poissons-chats du Paraguay (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae). <em>Revue Suisse de Zoologie.</em> 93 (4): 979-1007. [English abstract.].

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Siluriformes
family
Loricariidae
genus
Hypostomus
species
Hypostomus piratatu

Name

Homonyms
Hypostomus piratatu Weber, 1986
Common names
Guaimingüé in Guarani
Pirá tatú in Guarani
Suckermouth Armored Catfish in English
Suckermouth Armoured Catfish in English
Vieja de agua in Spanish
hypostomus piratatu in Czech
Suckermouth Armoured Catfish in English
Guaimingüé in Guarani
Pirá tatú in Guarani
Suckermouth Armored Catfish in English
Vieja de agua in Spanish

Bibliographic References

  1. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  2. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  3. Weber, C. (1986). Revision de Hypostomus boulengeri (Eigenmann & Kennedy), et deux espèces nouvelles de poissons-chats du Paraguay (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae). <em>Revue Suisse de Zoologie.</em> 93 (4): 979-1007. [English abstract.].
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