Hypostomus microstomus Weber 1987

Hypostomus microstomus is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family suckermouth armored catfishes. Individuals can grow to 24.0 cm.

EOL has data for 4 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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South America: Middle ParanÃ¡ River basin
habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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reservoir
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000025
- Definition: An artificial body of water, often contained by a dam, constructed for the purpose of water storage.
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habitat includes
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benthic
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/benthic
- Definition: Living at the bottom of a body of water.
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standard length
- URI: http://purl.org/obo/owlATOL_0001659
- Definition: length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the posterior end of the last vertebra or to the posterior end of the midlateral portion of the hypural plate. Simply put, this measurement excludes the length of the caudal fin
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24.0 cm

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Hypostomus microstomus Weber 1987. View this species on GBIF