Hypoptopoma brevirostratum is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.
Hypoptopoma brevirostratum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Hypoptopoma |
Species: | H. brevirostratum
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Binomial name | |
Hypoptopoma brevirostratum |
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
editHypoptopoma brevirostratum is harmless to humans.
References
edit- 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.