Hypostomus rondoni is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tapajós basin.Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p. The species reaches 8 cm (3.1 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.
Etymology The fish is named in honor of Cândido Rondon (1865–1958), a Brazilian army engineer and explorer, whose Rondon Commission's mission was to install telegraph poles from Mato Grosso to Amazonas included an expedition that collected the type specimen.
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