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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 inexpectata, Aristommata inexspectata, Hypoptopma inexpectatum, Hypoptopoma guentheri, Hypoptopoma inexpecta, Hypoptopoma inexpectatum, Oxyropsis guentheri, Oxyropsis guntheri, Oxyropsis inexpectatus, Oxyropsis inexspectatus |
| Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
| Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| 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. 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 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) Login to view the map. |
| Temperature | 18.0-26.0°C or 64.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Revista del Jardin Zoológico de Buenos Ayres v. 1 (no. 3), pp 96. |
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| More Resources | |
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 | Look up H. inexspectatum on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.56.2363 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |