Collected in Crique margot, French Guiana
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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. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 170mm or 6.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America 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 , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 18 (no. 103), pp 95. |
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| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up H. gymnorhynchus on Fishbase |
 | Look up H. gymnorhynchus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. gymnorhynchus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.17.1292 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |