Hypostomus regani
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| Hypostomus regani | |
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| Specimen from the Uberaba River, Paraná. Scale bar 10 mm | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. regani |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus regani (Ihering, 1905) | |
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Hypostomus regani[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Paraná River, the Paraguay River, and the Uruguay River.[3] The species reaches 41 cm (16 in) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[4]