/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypostomus/taphorni/1.jpg "Hypostomus taphorni")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus taphorni (Lilyestrom, 1984) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Botanamo, Río Cuyuni drainage, near the bridge on road to Bochinche, 7°25'N, 61°11'W, Bolívar State, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Cochliodon taphorni |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss - tap horn eye |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. Named to honour Donald C. Taphorn. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 228mm or 9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Previously placed in Cochliodon and now included in the larger genus, Hypostomus as a member of the Hypostomus Cochliodon group. All these species have higher backs than other conspecifics and spoon shaped teeth (like Panaque). See link below. |
| General Remarks | Fishbase and CLOFFSCA disagree on size: 185 mm SL listed in CLOFFSCA. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Essequibo River basin. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Being a member of the Hypostomus cochliodon group, it will eat wood. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Revista Unellez de Ciencia y Tecnologia v. 2, pp 43, Fig. 8-9. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Search for H. taphorni | |
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 | Look up H. taphorni on Fishbase |
 | Look up H. taphorni on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. taphorni on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 05 02:59 (species record created: 2006 Dec 25 09:23) |
