Hypostomus strigaticeps

{{Short description|Species of catfish}}

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| taxon = Hypostomus strigaticeps

| authority = (Regan, 1908)

| synonyms = *Plecostomus strigaticeps

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Hypostomus strigaticeps{{Cite web |title=ITIS - Report: Hypostomus strigaticeps |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=680241#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 Tietê River basin in Brazil. The species reaches 16 cm (6.3 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.{{Cite web |date=2022 |editor-last=Froese |editor-first=Rainer |editor2-last=Pauly |editor2-first=Daniel |title=Hypostomus strigaticeps |url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/48957 |website=FishBase}} It feeds primarily on algae, with the diet of individuals in polluted habitats differing from that of those in more preserved ones.Cardone, I. B., Lima-Junior, S. E., & Goitein, R. (2006). Diet and capture of Hypostomus strigaticeps (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) in a small Brazilian stream: relationship with limnological aspects. Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia, 66(1A), 25–33. {{doi|10.1590/s1519-69842006000100005}}