Hypoptopoma gulare • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

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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)
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	Amazon River basin: Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view species occurence data on a map.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
References	Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101)
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Last Update	2011 Jan 21 03:21 (species record created: 2010 Aug 20 10:55)