Hypostomus_cordovae

<i>Hypostomus cordovae</i>

Hypostomus cordovae

Species of fish

Hypostomus cordovae[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known from Argentina. It occurs in areas with strong currents, well-oxygenated waters, and a substrate primarily composed of sandstone boulders, although patches of sand and pebbles are often present.[2]

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The water in which H. cordovae can be found typically has a temperature of 20.7 to 31.4 °C (69.3 to 88.5 °F), a turbidity of 1.29 to 75.1 NTU, a pH of 7.8 to 8.8, an oxygen concentration of 6.9 to 11.2 mg/L, and a conductivity of 4.530 to 77 μS/cm.[2]

H. cordovae reaches 24.8 cm (9.8 inches) SL and is believed to be a facultative air-breather. Its specific epithet, cordovae, presumably refers to the province of Córdoba in Argentina.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus cordovae". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus cordovae". FishBase.


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