Hypoptopoma sternoptychum
Hypoptopoma sternoptychum is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.
| Hypoptopoma sternoptychum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypoptopoma |
| Species: | H. sternoptychum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypoptopoma sternoptychum (Schaefer, 1996) | |
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This catfish reaches a maximum length of 3.3 centimetres (1.3 in) SL. It is demersal, being found in fresh water in the tropics.
Hypoptopoma sternoptychum is native to South America, occurring in tributaries from the upper and central Amazon River in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Threats
Hypoptopoma sternoptychum is harmless to humans.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Hypoptopoma sternoptychum" in FishBase. August 2014 version.
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