PlanetCatfish.com - Dupouyichthys sapito (Aspredinidae) Cat-eLog

Holotype (USNM 121072), 23 mm, Dorsal view
Dorsal view

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Dupouyichthys sapito** Schultz, 1944
Common Name
Type Locality	Río Motatán, at the bridge 22 kilometers north of Motatán, Venezuela.
Synonym(s)	Dupuoyichthys sapito
Etymology	Dupouyichthys: Named after W Dupouy, a former director of the Museo de Ciencias Naturales in Caracas, Venezuela. Named sapito after the common name of this species in the Maracaibo Basin. A literal translation would be Sapo, which is Spanish for toad.....and the -ito suffix would indicate a small toad.
Species Information
Size	30mm or 1.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Magdalena River and Lake Maracaibo basins. Lake Maracaibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (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 2021.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 94 (no. 3172), pp 245, Pl. 4 (fig. D); Fig. 4b.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2002 Oct 16 00:00)