Hypostomus wilsoni
{{Short description|Species of Actinopterygii}}
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| image = Hemiancistrus wilsoni.JPG
| taxon = Hypostomus wilsoni
| authority = (C. H. Eigenmann, 1918)
| synonyms = *Hemiancistrus wilsoni
}}
Hypostomus wilsoni{{Cite web |title=Hypostomus wilsoni (Eigenmann, 1918) |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/9316200 |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}} is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basin of the Truando River, which is part of the Atrato River drainage in Colombia. The species reaches 32.5 cm (12.8 inches) in total 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 wilsoni |url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/49945 |website=FishBase}}
Etymology
The fsh is named in honor of the businessman Charles Wilson of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, who helped finance Eigenmann’s trip to Brazil and collected many specimens himself, 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= 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:Freshwater fish of Colombia