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| Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma muzuspi Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Agua Fria, fazenda Praia Alta 2, estrada Araguaçu/Barreira do Piqui, 27 kilometers ao norte de Araguaçu, Araguaçu, Tocantins State, Brazil. |
| Type Locality Notes | Type locality inferred to latitude/longitude reported for Hyphessobrycon moniliger, collected by same individuals (Lima et al.) during same summer with an almost identical narrative of catch location (Fazenda Praia Alta 2, estrada Araguaçú/Barreira do Piqui, 27km ao norte de Araguaçú, poça atrás da sede). Note that H. muzuspi was not claimed to have been collected in a "pool" behind an "office" and therefore actual type locality is probably nearby this lat/long. |
| Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
| Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 36mm or 1.4" 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 | Rio Tocantins basin, Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia, Javaés (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336, pp 48, Fig. 28. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.56.4208 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:11 (species record created: 2012 Feb 04 07:53) |