Hypoptopoma bianale is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.
| Hypoptopoma bianale | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypoptopoma |
| Species: | H. bianale
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypoptopoma bianale | |
This catfish reaches a maximum length of 5.4 centimetres (2.1 in) SL. It is demersal, being found in fresh water in the tropics.
Hypoptopoma bianale is native to South America, Rio Solimòes in Brazil and Río Ucayali in Peru.
Interactions with humans
editHypoptopoma bianale is harmless to humans.
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Hypoptopoma bianale" 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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