/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/steindachneri/1.jpg "Hypoptopoma steindachneri(1) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/steindachneri/2.jpg "Hypoptopoma steindachneri(2) Dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/steindachneri/3.jpg "Hypoptopoma steindachneri(3) Ventral view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/steindachneri/4.jpg "Hypoptopoma steindachneri(4) Preserved specimen - lateral view - Click to enlarge")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma steindachneri Boulenger, 1895 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Amazon River near outlet of Rio Negro, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
| Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 100mm (3.9") 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 | Tributaries of the lower Rio Ucayali and Rio Solimões basins, Amazon River basin: Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón  , Ucayali (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (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 General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London 1895 (pt 3) |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jan 24 07:24 (species record created: 2010 Aug 20 11:29) |
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