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

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hypoptopoma gulare** Cope, 1878
Common Name	Giant Otocinclus
Type Locality	Loreto, Río Marañón, Peruvian Amazon, Peru.
Synonym(s)	Hypoptopma gulare, Hypoptopoma joberti, Otocinclus joberti
Pronunciation	hi POP toe po mah
Etymology	Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek)
Species Information
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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Lower Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Upper Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is but a single breeding report, read it here.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101), pp 679.
Registered Keepers	There are 20 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:11 (species record created: 2010 Aug 20 10:55)