/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/sp%60rio_parana%60/1.jpg "Hypoptopoma sp. `RIO PARANA`")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/sp%60rio_parana%60/2.jpg "Hypoptopoma sp. `RIO PARANA`")
Habitat: collection site and method
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma sp. `RIO PARANA` |
| Common Name | |
| Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
| Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) |
| Species Information | |
| 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 | La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up H. sp. `RIO PARANA` on PlanetCatfish.com |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.56.1533 | |
| Last Update | 2005 May 11 00:00 (species record created: 2005 May 11 00:00) |