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Hypostomus agna

Hypostomus agna

Classification

Hypostomus agna is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the Ribeira de Iguape River basin in the states of Santa Catarina and São Paulo. It was formally described as a new species in 1907 by Brazilian ichthyologist Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro, as a species of Plecostomus.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 1