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Hypostomus hemicochliodon
Hypostomus hemicochliodon is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Amazon River basin in Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru, as well as the Rio Negro and Orinoco drainage basins in Venezuela. The species reaches 36.2 cm (14.3 inches) in total length, can weigh up to at least 510 g, and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 616457.