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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus sculpodon Armbruster, 2003 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Piedra Carguana, 1°58.611N, 66°32.359 |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss - skull poe don |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. The specific epithet is from the Latin, sculpo, meaning to carve, cut, grave, or chisel in stone, brass, or wood and from the Greek, odon, for tooth in reference to the ability of the species to chisel wood with the teeth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 240mm (9.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Distinguished from all other members of the Hypostomus cochliodon group except H. hemicochliodon by having a buccal papilla and intermediately developed teeth (juveniles of H. cochliodon and H. taphorni occasionally also have intermediate teeth). Differs from H. hemicochliodon by having brownish-red coloration with widely spaced spots vs. dark brown with closely spaced spots, by having a smaller dorsal-anal length to anal-fin length ratio (average=79.2%, 69.6-89.7% vs. average=111.1%, 92.5-132.6%) and almost completely by having a smaller interorbital width/HL ratio (average=51.4%, 38.5-45.4% vs. average=49.9%, 44.1-55.6%) [Ed note: There is no way to get an average of 51.4 from a range of 38.5-45.4, so the more likely number is 41.4%] |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Rio Negro and upper Rio Orinoco basins in Venezuela. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes)  , Negro, Upper Negro (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Orinoco , Upper Orinoco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Armbruster, J.W., 2003. The species of the Hypostomus cochliodon group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae).. Zootaxa 249: 1-60. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2003f/zt00249.pdf |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Jul 28 08:52 (species record created: 2004 Aug 07 00:00) |
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