/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/inexspectatum/1.jpg "Hypoptopoma inexspectatum(1) - Click to enlarge")
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/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/inexspectatum/3.jpg "Hypoptopoma inexspectatum(3) Close-up of head, ventral view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/inexspectatum/4.jpg "Hypoptopoma inexspectatum(4) Lateral view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/inexspectatum/5.jpg "Hypoptopoma inexspectatum(5) Dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (Holmberg, 1893) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Synonym(s) | Aristommata inexspectata |
| Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
| Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 71mm (2.8") 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. Can be reasonably easily identified by taking a head-on macro-photo of the snout. This will show a very narrow, just a hairs width, band along the edge of the snout. This line on the snout is only found in H. inexspectatum; it is also the only species known from Paraguay. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Paraná/Paraguay River basin. La Plata  , Paraná (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)La Plata , Paraná , Paraguay (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 18.0-26.0°C or 64.4-78.8°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Jun 26 09:31 (species record created: 2009 Nov 25 13:22) |
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