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| Scientific Name | Hypophthalmus devall Röhl, 1942 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Apure system, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | hi pop thal muss - dee vall |
| Etymology | (Greek)Hypo=Under + (Greek)opthalmos=eye. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | It is unclear what this species actually is and it is not discussed in a later, otherwise comprehensive, work on the Venezuelan Hypopthalamus (López-Fernández, H. and K. O. Winemiller March 2000 - A review of Venezuelan species of Hypophthalmus (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 1): 35-46.). |
| Sexing | Unknown. |
| General Remarks | |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Rio Apure, Orinoco drainage, Venezuela. Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Apure (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| pH | 6.4 - 7.4 |
| Temperature | 20.0-26.0°C or 68-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds on plankton and debris. Gill rakers are used to capture planktonic crustaceans. User data. |
| Breeding | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Röhl, E. 1942. Fauna descriptiva de Venezuela. Caracas. Venezuelan Fauna 1-432. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.15.196.1479 | |
| Last Update | 2014 Nov 20 02:16 (species record created: 2005 Feb 24 00:00) |