PlanetCatfish.com - Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (Loricariidae) Cat-eLog

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hypoptopoma inexspectatum** (Holmberg, 1893)
Common Name	Longfinned Hypoptopoma
Type Locality	Río Paraguay, near Formosa city, Formosa Province, Argentina.
Synonym(s)	Aristommata inexpectata, Aristommata inexspectata, Hypoptopma inexpectatum, Hypoptopoma guentheri, Hypoptopoma inexpecta, Hypoptopoma inexpectatum, Oxyropsis guentheri, Oxyropsis guntheri, Oxyropsis inexpectatus, Oxyropsis inexspectatus
Pronunciation	hi POP toe po mah
Etymology	Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek)
Species Information
Size	71mm or 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) Login to view the map.
Temperature	18.0-26.0°C or 64.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is but a single breeding report, read it here.
Further Information
Reference	Revista del Jardin Zoológico de Buenos Ayres v. 1 (no. 3), pp 96.
Registered Keepers	There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2022 Sep 18 15:41 (species record created: 2009 Nov 25 13:22)