Hypostomus albopunctatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Hypostominae
Tribus: Hypostomini
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: Hypostomus albopunctatus

Name

• Hypostomus albopunctatus (Regan, 1908)

Lectotype: BMNH 1907.7.6.15. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1907.7.6.16 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Rio Piracicaba.

Etymology: The specific name albopunctatus is a combination of the Latin albus for white, and the Latin punctum for point. It refers to the pale spots on head, trunk and fins.

Synonyms

• Plecostomus albopunctatus Regan, 1908 -- orig. combination

References

• Garavello, J.C., Britski, H.A. & Zawadzki, C.H., 2012: The cascudos of the genus Hypostomus Lacépède (Ostariophysi: Loricariidae) from the rio Iguaçu basin. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (2): 263–283.
• Regan, C. T., 1908: Descriptions of new loricariid fishes from South America. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1907 (4): 795–800.
• Hypostomus albopunctatus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.