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    Species Accepted

    Hypostomus plecostomus (Linnaeus, 1758)

    suckermouth catfish

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Recorded as introduced in 8 countries or islands

      8 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      BangladeshNo
      ChinaNo
      Sri LankaNo
      MexicoYes
      MalaysiaNo
      PhilippinesNo
      United States of AmericaNo
      Viet NamNo

      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      1 result
      suckermouth catfish English

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      4 results
      Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm], 1. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542 10.5962/bhl.title.542
      Lacepède, B. G. E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=117
      Shaw, G. (1804). General zoology or systematic natural history ... [see Shaw 1803, ref. 4014]. v. 5 (pt 1): i–v + 1–250, Pls. 93–132, and (pt 2): i–vi + 251–463, Pls. 132–182. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=434934
      Bleeker, P. (1863). Systema Silurorum revisum. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift Voor de Dierkunde, v. 1: 77–122. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=437984

      Citation

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