Hypostomus iheringii ( Regan, 1908 )

Reia, Lais, S. da Costa e Silva, Gabriel, Garcia-Ayala, James R., P. F. Vicensotto, Ana Maria & Benine, Ricardo C., 2020, Ichthyofauna of the ribeirão Sucuri, a tributary of the rio Tietê, upper rio Paraná basin, southeastern Brazil, Check List 16 (3), pp. 711-728 : 721

Hypostomus iheringii ( Regan, 1908)

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Original description. Plecostomus iheringii Regan 1908: 795 .

Material examined. BRAZIL • 12, 22.9−51.2 mm SL; São Paulo state, Pongaí, Córrego Santa Rosa ; 21°46′29″S, 049°23′34″W; 12 May 2018; leg. Silva G.S.C. and Reia L. (LBP 26476) • 5, 36.9−67.6 mm SL; São Paulo state, Pongaí, Córrego Zanata ; 21°47′02″S, 049°22′44″W; 12 May 2018; leg. Silva G.S.C. and Reia L. (LBP 26491) • 1, 81.0 mm SL; São Paulo state, Pongaí, Córrego da Aldeia ; 21°42′57″S, 049°21′26″W; 12 May 2018; leg. Silva G.S.C. and Reia L. (LBP 26514) .

Identification. Body elongated; mouth ventral; maxil- lary barbel long, slender, and free distally; teeth slender and bicuspid, central cusp larger than lateral; premaxilla with 24 to 32 teeth; dentary with 26 to 34 teeth. Body covered by odontodes; body completely covered by bone plates, median series with 26 perforated plates by lateral line; cleithrum and coracoid not exposed; abdomen entirely plated; with smaller platelets forming a shield. Overall body coloration light brown; head with many small dark spots, spots becoming larger on posterior portion of head, continuing on body, becoming gradually larger toward caudal peduncle; fins hyaline with dark stripes.