Biology:Hypoptopoma gulare
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Short description: Species of catfish
Hypoptopoma gulare | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Hypoptopoma |
Species: | H. gulare
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Binomial name | |
Hypoptopoma gulare Cope, 1878
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Hypoptopoma gulare[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to the Amazon and Ucayali basins in South America. It reaches 10.5 cm (4.1 inches) SL.[2] It is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, where it is referred to as the giant otocinclus, despite not belonging to the genus Otocinclus.
References
- ↑ "ITIS - Report: Hypoptopoma gulare". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=679931#null.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2021). "Hypoptopoma gulare". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/hypoptopoma-gulare.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q5548686 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoptopoma gulare.
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