Biology:Hypoptopoma brevirostratum
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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. brevirostratum
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypoptopoma brevirostratum Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
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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 and 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q6431087 entry
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