/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/gulare/1.jpg "Hypoptopoma gulare(1) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/gulare/2.jpg "Hypoptopoma gulare(2) Dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/gulare/3.jpg "Hypoptopoma gulare(3) Ventral view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/gulare/4.jpg "Hypoptopoma gulare(4) Preserved specimen - lateral view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/gulare/5.jpg "Hypoptopoma gulare(5) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/gulare/6.jpg "Hypoptopoma gulare(6) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/gulare/7.jpg "Hypoptopoma gulare(7) Ventral view - Click to enlarge")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma gulare Cope, 1878 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Loreto, Río Marañón, Peruvian Amazon, Peru. |
| Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
| Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 105mm (4.1") 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 | Amazon River basin: Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101) |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jan 21 03:21 (species record created: 2010 Aug 20 10:55) |
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