Hypoptopoma inexspectatum • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hypoptopoma inexspectatum** (Holmberg, 1893)
Common Name(s)	Longfinned Hypoptopoma
Type Locality	Río Paraguay, near Formosa city, Formosa Province, Argentina.
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	Paraná/Paraguay River basin: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
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	(1) JamieH. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2013 Jan 27 21:13 (species record created: 2009 Nov 25 13:22)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (Holmberg, 1893)

Common Name(s)

Longfinned Hypoptopoma

Type Locality

Río Paraguay, near Formosa city, Formosa Province, Argentina.

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

Paraná/Paraguay River basin: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)