Hypostomus ericius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hypostomus
Species:	H. ericius
Binomial name
Hypostomus ericius Armbruster, 2003

Hypostomus ericius,^[1] sometimes known as the beige cochliodon,^[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Amazon River drainage in Peru. The species reaches 18.7 cm (7.4 inches) in standard length.^[3]

Hypostomus ericius was described in 2003 by Jonathan W. Armbruster (of Auburn University) alongside three other species of Hypostomus: H. hemicochliodon, H. pagei, and H. sculpodon. Its specific epithet, ericius, is derived from Latin and means "hedgehog", referring to the sharp odontodes displayed by the species.^[4][3]

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