Catfish

Hypostomus alatus

Tropical
Coastal
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

Hypostomus alatus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basin of the Das Velhas River, which itself is part of the São Francisco River basin in the coastal drainage of eastern Brazil. It is also known to occur in Argentina and Uruguay.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypostomus
Maximum length: 36 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Eastern Brazilian coastal drainage: São Francisco basin: das Velhas drainage and Argentina (Ref. 9086 ).

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