Hypoptopoma gulare

Cope, 1878
Hypoptopoma gulare
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Aristommata inexpectata
Hypoptopoma inexpectata
Hypoptopoma joberti
Length (total)
approx.  10 cm
Standard length (documented)
85.3 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
24 - 30 °C

Amazonas, Loreto, Meta

Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela,

Amazonas↓ río Orinoco

˜[ -5.029,-75.590 ]
Map to Hypoptopoma gulare
Type of water
White water
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in groups is necessary.
Can breathe atmospheric
yes
substrate breeder
yes
yes
 
 
from
to
 
Quantity
 
70
 
Temp.
26
26
 
pH
 
 
 
GH
 
KH
 
NO³
 
Cond.
 
 
 
 
5 soft rays
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
27/June/2021
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 323
  • H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1"  edition: 2 (2005) P.299-300
Pic. 2: Hypoptopoma gulare
Pic. 3: Hypoptopoma gulare
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