Hypoptopoma sternoptychum • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Hypoptopoma sternoptychum** (Schaefer, 1996)
Common Name
Type Locality	Quebrada Mariposa at Cusco-Amazonico Lodge, 12°36'S, 69°11'W, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Peru.
Synonym(s)	Nannoptopoma sternoptychum
Pronunciation	hi POP toe po mah
Etymology	Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek)
Species Information
Size	33mm or 1.3" 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	South America: tributaries from the upper Río Amazonas in Ecuador and Peru, and central Río Amazonas, including the upper Rio Madeira basin, in Bolivia and Peru. Amazon, Lower Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view species occurence data on a map.
Temperature	25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Copeia 1996 (no. 4), pp920, Fig. 4
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Last Update	2019 Oct 13 03:32 (species record created: 2010 Feb 14 05:00)