Hypostomus_soniae

<i>Hypostomus soniae</i>

Hypostomus soniae

Species of fish

Hypostomus soniae[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tapajós basin in the state of Pará in Brazil. The species reaches 16.4 cm (6.5 in) in standard length. Its specific epithet, soniae, honors Sonia Fisch-Muller, a curator at the Museum of Geneva specializing in loricariid systematics who collected the type material.[3]

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H. soniae appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically referred to either as the blue-eyed redfin pleco or by its associated L-number, which is L-137.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hypostomus soniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T136888258A136888262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T136888258A136888262.pt. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Hypostomus soniae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Hypostomus soniae" in FishBase. April 2022 version.
  4. [4]
    "Hypostomus soniae • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
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