/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/guianense/1.jpg "Hypoptopoma guianense")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/guianense/2.jpg "Hypoptopoma guianense")
Preserved specimen - lateral view/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/guianense/3.jpg "Hypoptopoma guianense")
Dorsal view/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/guianense/4.jpg "Hypoptopoma guianense")
Ventral view
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| Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma guianense Boeseman, 1974 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Left tributary of Nickerie River, a few kilometers upstream from Stonedansi Falls, Suriname. |
| Synonym(s) | Hypoptopoma guianensis |
| Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
| Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) The specific epithet, guianense, refers to the country where it is native, Guyana. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 62mm or 2.4" 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: Nickerie River basin. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Nickerie (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 | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences) v. 77 (no. 3), pp 259, Fig. 1; Pl. 1. |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.56.2535 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:11 (species record created: 2010 Aug 20 11:17) |