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    Scientific NameHypoptopoma bianale    Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
    Common Name
    Type LocalityAmazon River at 2 to 3 miles upstream from Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia.
    Synonym(s)
    Pronunciationhi POP toe po mah
    EtymologyHypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
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    Size54mm or 2.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
    IdentificationHypoptopoma 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.

    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.
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    DistributionSouth America
    Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (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, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Japurá (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Least Concern
    , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceBulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336, pp 57, Fig. 31.
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    Last UpdateSat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)