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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus taphorni (Lilyestrom, 1984) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Río Botanamo, Río Cuyuni drainage, near the bridge on road to Bochinche, 7°25'N, 61°11'W, Bolívar State, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Cochliodon taphorni |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss - tap horn eye |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. Named to honour Donald C. Taphorn. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 228mm (9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Previously placed in Cochliodon and now included in the larger genus, Hypostomus as a member of the Hypostomus Cochliodon group. All these species have higher backs than other conspecifics and spoon shaped teeth (like Panaque). See link below. |
| General Remarks | Fishbase and CLOFFSCA disagree on size: 185 mm SL listed in CLOFFSCA. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Essequibo River basin. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Being a member of the Hypostomus cochliodon group, it will eat wood. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Rev. Unellez Cien. Tec. v. 2 43 Fig. 8-9 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
| More Resources |
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| Last Update | 2008 Apr 25 01:44 (species record created: 2006 Dec 25 09:23) |
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