Hypophthalmus oremaculatus
species of fish
Hypophthalmus oremaculatus, is a species of demersal catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to Paraná River basin of Argentina and Brazil.
References
External links
Michael W. Littmann; Mercedes Azpelicueta; James Anyelo Vanegas Rios; John Lundberg (August 2015). "Holotype-based validation, redescription and continental-scale range extension of the South American catfish species Hypophthalmus oremaculatus Nani and Fuster, 1947, with additional information on Hypophthalmus edentatus Spix and Agassiz, 1829 (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 164 (1): 159–176. Bibcode:2015PANSP.164..159L. doi:10.1635/053.164.0115. hdl:11336/53487 – via ResearchGate.
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