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Hypoptopoma brevirostratum Aquino & Schaefer 2010

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Diagnostic Description

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This species is distinguished from all congeners except H. muzuspi by having preopercle constricted medially (vs. no constriction); canal in preopercle present, semicircular, located posterior to the preopercle constriction (vs. canal absent from preopercle). It differs from H. muzuspi by its wider body, cleithral width 23.7-27.0 (25.7) (vs. 19.1-23.5 (22.2)), a deeper caudal peduncle, caudal-peduncle depth 6.4-9.1 (7.7) (vs. 5.2-6.7 (5.8)), and a larger eye, horizontal eye diameter 19.8-23.3 (21.7) (vs. 13.6-20.7 (18.4)) (Ref. 84367).
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Vertebrae: 27
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Hypoptopoma brevirostratum

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Hypoptopoma brevirostratum is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.

This catfish reaches a maximum length of 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. It is demersal, being found in fresh water in the tropics.

Hypoptopoma brevirostratum is native to South America, occurring in tributaries of Amazon River between the confluence of Ucayali-Marañon rivers and Manaus.

Interactions with humans

Hypoptopoma brevirostratum is harmless to humans.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Hypoptopoma brevirostratum" in FishBase. August 2014 version.
  • Aquino, A.E. and S.A. Schaefer, 2010. Systematics of the genus Hypoptopoma Günther, 1868 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 336:1-110.
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Hypoptopoma brevirostratum: Brief Summary

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Hypoptopoma brevirostratum is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.

This catfish reaches a maximum length of 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. It is demersal, being found in fresh water in the tropics.

Hypoptopoma brevirostratum is native to South America, occurring in tributaries of Amazon River between the confluence of Ucayali-Marañon rivers and Manaus.

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