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Scientific Name	**Hypostomus kopeyaka** Carvalho, Lima & Zawadzki, 2010
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Tiquié, Serra do Mucura village, 0°10'N, 69°07'W, State of Amazonas, Brazil.
Pronunciation	hi POSS tow muss
Etymology	Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. The specific epithet is after its common name among the Tuyuka and Tukano indians, kope yaka, or kope ya'ka, meaning ''pleco from the holes'', an allusion to the fact that, according to the Indians, the fishes spend most of their time hiding in holes in the river banks.
Species Information
Size	175mm or 6.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Brazil, rio Tiquié basin, a tributary of the rio Uaupés, upper rio Negro drainage. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Uaupes, Tiquié (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 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 8 (no. 1), pp 40, Figs. 1-2.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2010 Jul 08 08:33)