Hypostomus varimaculosus
| Hypostomus varimaculosus | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Siluriformes | 
| Family: | Loricariidae | 
| Genus: | Hypostomus | 
| Species: | H. varimaculosus 
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypostomus varimaculosus (Fowler, 1945) 
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Hypostomus varimaculosus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Japurá River basin in Brazil and Colombia. The species reaches 6 cm (2.4 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
References
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypostomus varimaculosus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
 - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypostomus varimaculosus". FishBase.