Hypostomus paranensis
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| Hypostomus paranensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. paranensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus paranensis Weyenbergh, 1877 | |
Hypostomus paranensis[1] is a dubious species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is reportedly native to South America, where it occurs in the Paraná River basin in Argentina and Paraguay. The species is believed to be a facultative air-breather. It is currently listed as a species inquirenda by FishBase.[2]