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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 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) |
