Suckermouthed Catfish

Hypostomus punctatus Valenciennes 1840

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Hypostomus punctatus (Suckermouthed Catfish) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family suckermouth armored catfishes. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Individuals are known to live for 18 years and can grow to 30.0 cm.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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EOL has data for 6 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Rio De Janeiro
- URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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freshwater
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
- Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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Total length
- URI: http://purl.org/obo/owlATOL_0001660
- Definition: length from the tip of the snout to the tip of the longer lobe of the caudal fin, usually measured with the lobes compressed along the midline. It is a straight-line measure, not measured over the curve of the body
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30.0 cm
total life span
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001661
- Definition: The full period of time from birth to death of an organism.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/VT
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18 years

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Suckermouthed catfish. View this species on GBIF

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