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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma elongatum Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Tapajos, Itaituba, Pará State, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
| Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) The specific epithet elongatum (Latin: elongatus, meaning "prolonged") is a reference to the elongated general shape of the body, particularly marked at the tip of snout, caudal peduncle, and caudal fin. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 103mm or 4.1" 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. A non-pigmented band around the head is unique in the species of the Hypoptoptoma genus known in Aquino & Shaefer's 2010 revision (link in reference). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Lower Rio Tapajos and lower Rio Trombetas, Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós, Lower Tapajós (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Trombetas, Lower Trombetas (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 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336, pp 67, Figs. 35. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.56.4210 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:11 (species record created: 2012 Feb 04 07:53) |