Hypostomus carvalhoi
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| Hypostomus carvalhoi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. carvalhoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus carvalhoi (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937) | |
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Hypostomus carvalhoi[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Jaguaribe River basin. The species reaches 14.2 cm (5.6 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]