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Madeira River Pleco
Hypostomus pyrineusi
Hypostomus pyrineusi is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it reportedly occurs in the Madeira River basin in Brazil. The species reaches 26 cm (10.2 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.
From the article Hypostomus pyrineusi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The fish is named in honor of Lieut. Antonio Pyrineus de Souza (d. 1936), a naturalist with the Rondon Commission, whose mission was to install telegraph poles from Mato Grosso to Amazonas, which included an expedition that collected the type specimen.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 616511.