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Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma brevirostratum Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Rio Amazonas, 1 mile upstream from Leticia, Colombia. |
Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) |
Species Information | |
Size | 51mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | Hypoptopoma are small(ish) loricariids with a stocky body with a wide, flattened, head with the eyes on the side of the head and a concave profile, with a normal (not extremely thin) tail. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: tributaries of Río Amazonas between confluence of Ucayali-Marañon rivers and Manaus. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336, pp 43, Fig. 26. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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Last Update | 2019 Oct 26 07:05 (species record created: 2012 Feb 04 07:52) |