Hypostomus | 水產百科網

HypostomusisagenusofcatfishinthefamilyLoricariidae.TheyarenativetotropicalandsubtropicalSouthAmerica.H.plecostomusisthepopularfreshwater​ ...

Genus of fishes

Hypostomus is a genus of catfish in the family Loricariidae. They are native to tropical and subtropical South America. H. plecostomus is the popular freshwater aquarium fish formerly known as Plecostomus plecostomus. The taxonomic structure of the Loricariidae is still being expanded by scientists. Hypostomus is a highly species-rich and widely distributed catfish genus.[1]

This genus is the type member of its tribe Hypostomini and subfamily Hypostominae.[2][3] The type species of Hypostomus is H. guacari.[4]

With the inclusion of Aphanotorulus, Isorineloricaria and Squaliforma, the genus Hypostomus is by far the largest genus of Loricariidae and the second largest genus of catfish.[5][6] However, a good way to split up the genus further is unclear.[2] Spec...