Hypostomus rondoni
Species of fish
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Hypostomus rondoni[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tapajós basin.[2] The species reaches 8 cm (3.1 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[3]
| Hypostomus rondoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. rondoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus rondoni (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912) | |
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Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Cândido Rondon (1865–1958), a Brazilian army engineer and explorer, whose Rondon Commission's mission was to install telegraph poles from Mato Grosso to Amazonas included an expedition that collected the type specimen.[4]