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Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma gulare Cope, 1878 |
Common Name | Giant Otocinclus |
Type Locality | Loreto, Río Marañón, Peruvian Amazon, Peru. |
Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) |
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Size | 105mm or 4.1" 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. |
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Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is but a single breeding report, read it here. |
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Reference | Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101), pp 679. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 28 13:34 (species record created: 2010 Aug 20 10:55) |