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Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (Holmberg, 1893) |
Common Name | Longfinned Hypoptopoma |
Type Locality | Río Paraguay, near Formosa city, Formosa Province, Argentina. |
Synonym(s) | Aristommata inexspectata, Hypoptopoma guentheri, Hypoptopoma inexpectatum, Oxyropsis inexpectatus |
Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) |
Species Information | |
Size | 71mm or 2.8" 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. Can be reasonably easily identified by taking a head-on macro-photo of the snout. This will show a very narrow, just a hairs width, band along the edge of the snout. This line on the snout is only found in H. inexspectatum; it is also the only species known from Paraguay. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Paraná/Paraguay River basin: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
Temperature | 18.0-26.0°C or 64.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Revista del Jardin Zoológico de Buenos Ayres v. 1 (no. 3), pp 96. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2022 Sep 18 15:41 (species record created: 2009 Nov 25 13:22) |