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Elegant-fin Pleco
Hypostomus isbrueckeri
Hypostomus isbrueckeri is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the middle and upper Uruguay River basin. The species reaches 30.8 cm (12.1 inches) in total length, can weigh up to at least 285 g, and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 616464.