Rio Pauto. Photo, Vicente Preciado
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| Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma machadoi Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Swamps on south bank of Río Apure, ca. 3 kilometers west of Fisheries Station, San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| 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 | 70mm 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 Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Apure (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map 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 89, Fig. 44. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up H. machadoi on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up H. machadoi on Fishbase |
 | Look up H. machadoi on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. machadoi on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.56.4211 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |