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Scientific Name Hypostomus eptingi  (Fowler, 1941)
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Type Locality Forteleza, Ceará [Brazil].
Synonym(s) Chaetostoma eptingi
Pronunciation hi POSS tow muss
Etymology Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. 
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Size 122mm or 4.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: northern Brazilian coastal drainage.
Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, North East Brazil Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Reference Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93, pp58, Figs. 66-68
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Last Update 2020 Oct 27 15:38 (species record created: 2011 Sep 22 13:04)