Hypostomus rondoni[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.

It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tapajós basin.

[2] The species reaches 8 cm (3.1 inches) in total length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.

[3] 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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