Hypoptopoma machadoi

Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
Hypoptopoma machadoi
dedicated Antonio Machado-Allison
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  9 cm
Standard length (documented)
69.6 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.0

Apure, Amazonas, Barinas, Bolívar (VEN), Monagas, Portuguesa, Delta Amacuro, Cojedes, Guárico, Anzoátegui

Colombia, Venezuela

río Negro → río Humea | río Guayuriba ➙ río Metica ⇒ río Meta | caño Igues → río Portuguesa | río Suripá = río Madre Vieja | río Paguey | caño Colorado → caño Guaritico ⇒ río Apure | río Paragua → río Caroní | río Mato ➙ río Caura | río Ventuari | río Arauca | caño Imataka ⇒ río Orinoco | río Àguas → río de San Juan ⇒ Caribic ↓

[ 7.901,-67.508 ]
Map to Hypoptopoma machadoi
Type of water
Black water
Substrate
sand
In water
deadwood, branches
On the riverbank
forest
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in groups is necessary.
Can breathe atmospheric
yes
unknown
 
 
 
present
incised / concave, pointed
top and bottom approximately the same length
slightly concave
not known
  • Seidel, Ingo "Ingos Harnischwelszucht"  edition: 1 (2010) P.125
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