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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma bianale Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Amazon River at 2 to 3 miles upstream from Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia. |
| Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
| Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) The specific epithet bianale is a reference to the presence of two anal plates (Latin bi, meaning "two"; latin analis, from anal). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 54mm or 2.1" 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. Hypoptopoma bianale is distinguished from all congeners by presence of two medial anal plates (vs. single medial anal plate in all other species of Hypoptopoma). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Rio Silimões in Brazil and Rio Ucayali in Peru. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Japurá (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 Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336, pp 57, Fig. 31. |
| 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:1.4.56.4209 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:11 (species record created: 2012 Feb 04 07:53) |