/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypostomus/gymnorhynchus/1.jpg "Hypostomus gymnorhynchus")
Collected in Crique margot, French Guiana/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypostomus/gymnorhynchus/2.jpg "Hypostomus gymnorhynchus")
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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus gymnorhynchus (Norman, 1926) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Iponcin Creek, into Approuague R., French Guiana. |
| Synonym(s) | Plecostomus gymnorhynchus |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. This specific epithet refers to its bare(gymnos=bare, nude) snout (rhynkus=snout, nose). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 170mm or 6.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Guianan coastal drainages, from Oyapock westward to the Maroni basin. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Oyapock (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Mana (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Approuague (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 18 (no. 103), pp 95. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.17.1292 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2006 Jul 28 08:15) |