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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus macrophthalmus Boeseman, 1968 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Sipaliwini River,near air strip, Surinam. |
| Synonym(s) | Hypostomus pseudohemiurus macrophthalmus |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 79mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Sipaliwini River basin. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Corintijns, Sipaliwini (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) No. 99, pp56, Pl. 10 (figs. 1-4) |
| 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 | |
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 | Look up H. macrophthalmus on Fishbase |
 | Look up H. macrophthalmus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. macrophthalmus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.17.3926 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:05 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 07:32) |