/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypostomus/kopeyaka/1.jpg "Hypostomus kopeyaka")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypostomus kopeyaka Carvalho, Lima & Zawadzki, 2010 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Tiquié, Serra do Mucura village, 0°10'N, 69°07'W, State of Amazonas, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | hi POSS tow muss |
| Etymology | Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth. The specific epithet is after its common name among the Tuyuka and Tukano indians, kope yaka, or kope ya'ka, meaning ''pleco from the holes'', an allusion to the fact that, according to the Indians, the fishes spend most of their time hiding in holes in the river banks. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 175mm or 6.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Brazil, rio Tiquié basin, a tributary of the rio Uaupés, upper rio Negro drainage. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Uaupes, Tiquié (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 8 (no. 1), pp 40, Figs. 1-2. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Sep 25 13:04 (species record created: 2010 Jul 08 08:33) |
