Hypostomus topavae
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| Hypostomus topavae | |
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| Specimen from the Uberaba River, Paraná. Scale bar 10 mm. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypostomus |
| Species: | H. topavae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus topavae (Godoy, 1969) | |
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Hypostomus topavae[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Paraná River drainage, including the Rio Grande basin.[2] The species is very large for a loricariid, reaching 70 cm (27.6 inches) SL.[3]
