Hypostomus isbrueckeri
{{Short description|Species of catfish}}
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| taxon = Hypostomus isbrueckeri
| authority = R. E. dos Reis, C. Weber & L. R. Malabarba, 1990
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Hypostomus isbrueckeri{{Cite web |title=ITIS - Report: Hypostomus isbrueckeri |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=680183#null |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=www.itis.gov}} is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the middle and upper Uruguay River basin. The species reaches 30.8 cm (12.1 inches) in total length, can weigh up to at least 285 g, and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.
Etymology
Its specific epithet, isbrueckeri, presumably honors Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker, a Dutch ichthyologist known for his contributions to the study of loricariid catfish.{{Cite web |date=2022 |editor-last=Froese |editor-first=Rainer |editor2-last=Pauly |editor2-first=Daniel |title=Hypostomus isbrueckeri |url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/53517 |website=FishBase}}{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/hypostominae/ | title = Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos) | access-date= 10 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}}
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Category:Taxa named by Roberto Esser dos Reis
Category:Taxa named by Claude Weber
Category:Taxa named by Luiz Roberto Malabarba
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