Hypostomus pusarum

Hypostomus pusarum^[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the coastal drainages of northern Brazil, including the state of Ceará.^[3] The species reaches 20.3 cm (8 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.^[4]

Hypostomus pusarum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hypostomus
Species:	H. pusarum
Binomial name
Hypostomus pusarum (Starks, 1913)
Synonyms
Plecostomus pusarum