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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, ParanĂ¡ (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a 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. |
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Look up H. sp. `RIO PARANA` on PlanetCatfish.com | |
LFS label creator | |
Last Update | 2005 May 11 00:00 (species record created: 2005 May 11 00:00) |