Hypostomus iheringii

Hypostomus iheringii^[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is occurs in the Paraná River drainage basin, being known from the Tietê River basin as well as the Corumbá River, where it is syntopic with Hypostomus ancistroides, H. denticulatus, H. heraldoi, H. margaritifer, and H. regani.^[2] The species reaches 11.6 cm (4.6 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.^[3]

Hypostomus iheringii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hypostomus
Species:	H. iheringii
Binomial name
Hypostomus iheringii (Regan, 1908)
Synonyms
Plecostomus iheringii

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Rodolpho von Ihering (1883–1939), a Brazilian zoologist and fish culturist, who collected the holotype.^[4]