Hypostomus borellii
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| taxon = Hypostomus borellii
| authority = (Boulenger, 1897)
| synonyms = *Plecostomus borellii Boulenger, 1897
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Hypostomus borellii is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to the upper and middle Pilcomayo River basin in Argentina, Uruguay, and Bolivia. The species reaches {{convert|16.1|cm|abbr=on}} standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.{{FishBase |genus=Hypostomus |species=borellii |month=June |year=2022}}
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of French-born Italian zoologist Alfredo Borelli (1858–1943) of the Università di Torino, who led three expeditions to South America and collected many animals, including the holotype of this species.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/hypostominae/ | title = Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos) | access-date= 9 August 2024 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}
References
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{{Cof record |spid=55066 |title=Hypostomus borellii |access-date=24 September 2022}}
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Category:Freshwater fish of Argentina
Category:Fish described in 1897
Category:Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
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