/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/sp%282%29/1.jpg "Hypoptopoma sp. (2)")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/sp%282%29/2.jpg "Hypoptopoma sp. (2)")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/sp%282%29/3.jpg "Hypoptopoma sp. (2)")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/sp%282%29/4.jpg "Hypoptopoma sp. (2)")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/sp%282%29/5.jpg "Hypoptopoma sp. (2)")
Close-up of mouth/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/sp%282%29/6.jpg "Hypoptopoma sp. (2)")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/sp%282%29/7.jpg "Hypoptopoma sp. (2)")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/sp%282%29/8.jpg "Hypoptopoma sp. (2)")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/sp%282%29/9.jpg "Hypoptopoma sp. (2)")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/hypoptopoma/sp%282%29/10.jpg "Hypoptopoma sp. (2)")
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma sp. (2) |
| Common Name | Flat Head Dwarf Sucker |
| Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
| Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) |
| Species Information | |
| 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 | |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up H. sp. (2) on PlanetCatfish.com |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.56.128 | |
| Last Update | 2006 Mar 15 00:00 (species record created: 2006 Nov 11 02:25) |