Hypostomus aspilogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hypostomus
Species:	H. aspilogaster
Binomial name
Hypostomus aspilogaster (Cope, 1894)
Synonyms
Plecostomus aspilogaster

Hypostomus aspilogaster,^[1] known as the Jacuhy pleco, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the drainage basins of the Uruguay River and the Lagoa dos Patos. The species reaches 26.5 cm (10.4 inches) in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.^[2]

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