/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/machadoi/1.jpg "Hypoptopoma machadoi")
Rio Pauto. Photo, Vicente Preciado
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma machadoi Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Swamps on south bank of Río Apure, ca. 3 kilometers west of Fisheries Station, San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela. |
| Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
| Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Hypoptopoma are small(ish) loricariids with a stocky body with a wide, flattened, head with the eyes on the side of the head and a concave profile, with a normal (not extremely thin) tail. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Rio Orinoco basin in Venezuela and Rio Meta drainage in Colombia. Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Apure (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 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336, pp 89, Fig. 44. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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 | LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.56.4211 |
| Last Update | 2019 Oct 26 07:06 (species record created: 2012 Feb 04 07:53) |