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| Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma spectabilis (Eigenmann, 1914) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Quebrada Cramalote, 4°07'N, 73°36'W, Dpto. Meta, Villavicencio, Colombia. |
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| Synonym(s) | Nannoptopoma spectabile, Nannoptopoma spectabilis, Otocinclus spectabilis |
| Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
| Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) This specific epithet literally means showy(spectabilis=showy, notable). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 29mm (1.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Hypoptopoma are small(ish) loricariids with a stocky body with a wide, flattened, head with the eyes on the side of the head and a concave profile, with a normal (not extremely thin) tail. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Orinoco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Has been spawned in the aquarium. A breeding group of 12 specimens was kept in a small aquarium decorated with fine sand, wood rocks and cryptocorynes, anubias and Java fern. The fish were conditioned using dry and frozen foods with the occasional live food added. Spawning occurred on the glass of the aquarium and approximately 60 greenish eggs were produced. The male guards the eggs. Hatching after 60-80 hours at 25°C the fry have a huge yolk sac. After 100 hours the egg sac is virtually gone and feeding can commence. In this reported spawn the fry were provided with dust sized flake food, live micro eels and newly hatched Artemia. Unfortunately 1 week after becoming free swimming the fry started to die off, apparently through starvation so it appears the above is not a suitable diet for them. Water parameters of the breeding tank were, 25°C, 3°dGH,0-1°dKH; pH 6.0 and conductivity 150uS/cm. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ind. Univ. Studies No. 23 - pp229 Aquino, A. E. & S. A. Schaefer. 2010. Systematics of the genus Hypoptopoma Günther, 1868 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336: 1-110. |
| Registered Keepers | (1) foxweed, who also notes: " 12/30/09 Update:
After almost two years i can say they like frozen/thawed collard greens and decap bbs eggs the best.
Once established they are easy to keep.
", (2) Ashleigh. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2012 Feb 05 03:11 (species record created: 2004 Aug 11 00:00) |
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