Hypancistrus inspector

Hypancistrus inspector, commonly known as the snowball pleco,^[1] is a species of armored catfish native to Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil where it occurs in the upper Negro and upper Orinoco River basins. This species grows to a length of 12.59 centimetres (4.96 in) SL.

Hypancistrus inspector
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Hypostominae
Tribe:	Ancistrini
Genus:	Hypancistrus
Species:	H. inspector
Binomial name
Hypancistrus inspector Armbruster, 2002