Hypostomus sipaliwinii
{{Short description|Species of catfish}}
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| taxon = Hypostomus sipaliwinii
| authority = Boeseman, 1968
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Hypostomus sipaliwinii{{Cite web |title=ITIS - Report: Hypostomus sipaliwinii |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=680237#null |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=www.itis.gov}} is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Courantyne River basin in Suriname. The species reaches 12.6 cm (5 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather. It is possibly synonymous with Hypostomus corantijni.{{Cite web |date=2022 |editor-last=Froese |editor-first=Rainer |editor2-last=Pauly |editor2-first=Daniel |title=Hypostomus sipaliwinii |url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/48178 |website=FishBase}}
Etymology
Hypostomus derives from the Greek root "hypo", meaning under, and the Greek root "stoma", meaning mouth. Sipaliwinii refers to a district within Suriname where this fish may be found.{{Cite book |last=Mol |first=Jan H. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/812481742 |title=The freshwater fishes of Suriname |date=2012 |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-20765-3 |location=Boston |oclc=812481742}}
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Category:Catfish of South America
Category:Fish described in 1968
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