Hypostomus pusarum

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Siluriformes

Family:Loricariidae

Hypostomus pusarum
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hypostomus
Species:	H. pusarum
Binomial name
Hypostomus pusarum (Starks, 1913)
Synonyms
Plecostomus pusarum Starks, 1913 Plecostomus jaguribensis Fowler, 1915 Hypostomus jaguribensis (Fowler, 1915) Plecostomus carvalhoi Miranda Ribeiro, 1937 Hypostomus carvalhoi (Miranda Ribeiro, 1937) Plecostomus nudiventris Fowler, 1941 Hypostomus nudiventris (Fowler, 1941) Plecostomus plecostomus papariae Fowler, 1941 Hypostomus papariae (Fowler, 1941) Ancistrus salgadae Fowler, 1941 Hypostomus salgadae (Fowler, 1941)

Hypostomus pusarum^[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the coastal drainages of northern Brazil, including the state of Ceará.^[3] The species reaches 20.3 cm (8 in) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.^[4]