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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) Login to view the 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	2025 Jan 01 12:11 (species record created: 2012 Feb 04 07:52)