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.
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 (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
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.
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Last Update	2020 Oct 28 13:34 (species record created: 2010 Aug 20 10:55)