Etymology
hypo (gr.) = under, opto (gr.) = visible, poma (gr.) = armor - incorrect interpretation of the last two bone plates as gill cover
Synonyms
Length (total)
4 - 13 cm
Anatomy
spatulate body, strong armor, eyes far outside
Body height
very flat
Coloring
mostly gray
Mouth
very pointed
Jaw
10 - 37 per (half) jaw
Distribution
Similar Genus
Additional literatur
- H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" S.296-298
- Seidel, Ingo: "Ohrgitterwelse – Eine variable und systematisch schwierige Gruppe"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin April / Mai 2022) - Seidel, Ingo: "Riesige Ohrgittersaugwelse Hypoptopoma gulare"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin April / Mai 2022) - Neunkirchen, Roman: "Hypoptopoma - drollige Algenfresser-Welse mit Durchblick"
(TerralogNews Nr. 97 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Seidel, Ingo: "Über einige neu importierte BSSW-Fische"
(BSSW-Report 3/2010 - "Wels-Presseschau")
Internet sources
- Günther, Albert, 1868 "Diagnoses of some new Freshwater Fishes from Surinam and Brazil, in the Collection of the British Museum" (The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Vol. 1 Ser. 4, P. 477)
- Aquino, A.E. & Schaefer, S.A., 2010 "Systematics of the genus Hypoptopoma Günther, 1868 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Bulletin Of The American Museum Of Natural History, No. 336, P. 1)
- Delapieve, M.L.S.; Lehmann, P. & Reis, R.E., 2017 "An appraisal of the phylogenetic relationships of Hypoptopomatini cascudinhos with description of two new genera and three new species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 15 No. 4)
- ACSI
Species
Species
Country
Origin
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
(cm)
T.
(°C)
(°C)
Bree
ding
ding
Hypoptopoma baileyi
Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
Bolivia, Brazil
Río Paucerna, río Iténez = rio Guaporé, río Beni-Einzug, río Matos
(Rondônia, Beni, Santa Cruz, Mato Grosso)
Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
Bolivia, Brazil
Río Paucerna, río Iténez = rio Guaporé, río Beni-Einzug, río Matos
(Rondônia, Beni, Santa Cruz, Mato Grosso)
5
60
unknown
Hypoptopoma bianale
Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
Brazil, Colombia, Peru
Rio Japurá, Amazonas bei Leticia, rio Solimões, río Ucayali, río Napo, río Ampiyacu, laguna Yarinacocha
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (COL) Loreto, Ucayali)
Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
Brazil, Colombia, Peru
Rio Japurá, Amazonas bei Leticia, rio Solimões, río Ucayali, río Napo, río Ampiyacu, laguna Yarinacocha
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (COL) Loreto, Ucayali)
Aquino, A.E. & Schaefer, S.A., 2010 "Systematics of the genus Hypoptopoma Günther, 1868 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
Barriga, R., 2011 "Lista de peces de agua dulce e intermareales del Ecuador"
DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Callazos, E.E.; Herrera-R., G.A.; Ortega-Lara, A.; Villa-Navarro, F.A.; Oviedo, J.S.U. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., 2017 "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia: a Darwin Core alternative to the updating problem"
Barriga, R., 2011 "Lista de peces de agua dulce e intermareales del Ecuador"
DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Callazos, E.E.; Herrera-R., G.A.; Ortega-Lara, A.; Villa-Navarro, F.A.; Oviedo, J.S.U. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., 2017 "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia: a Darwin Core alternative to the updating problem"
7
60
unknown
Hypoptopoma brevirostratum
Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
Rio Solimões bei Furo Paracuuba, rio Madeira, rio Japurá; rio Jivino; Amazonas bei Leticia; río Napo, río Itaya, río Mazan
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (COL), Loreto, Napo)
Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
Rio Solimões bei Furo Paracuuba, rio Madeira, rio Japurá; rio Jivino; Amazonas bei Leticia; río Napo, río Itaya, río Mazan
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (COL), Loreto, Napo)
5
60
24 - 28
unknown
Hypoptopoma elongatum
Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
Brazil
Rio Cupari, rio Tapajós bei Itaituba, rio Trombetas
(Pará (BRA))
Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
Brazil
Rio Cupari, rio Tapajós bei Itaituba, rio Trombetas
(Pará (BRA))
13
80
unknown
Hypoptopoma guianense
Boeseman, 1974
Guyana; Suriname, Venezuela
Essequibo River-, Rupununi River, Cuyuni River, Stondansi Falls; Nickerie River-Einzug
(Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Sipaliwini, Nickerie, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Demerara-Berbice)
Boeseman, 1974
Guyana; Suriname, Venezuela
Essequibo River-, Rupununi River, Cuyuni River, Stondansi Falls; Nickerie River-Einzug
(Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Sipaliwini, Nickerie, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Demerara-Berbice)
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Ferraris, C.J. Jr. & Vari, R.P. , 1992 "Catalog of type specimens of recent fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"
Ferraris, C.J. Jr. & Vari, R.P. , 1992 "Catalog of type specimens of recent fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"
8
60
unknown
Hypoptopoma gulare
Cope, 1878
Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela,
Leticia; rio Juruá, rio Japurá; río Marañón, río Ucayali, río Pacaya, río Itaya; río Meta-, río Apure-Einzug, río Orosa
(Amazonas, Loreto, Meta)
Cope, 1878
Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela,
Leticia; rio Juruá, rio Japurá; río Marañón, río Ucayali, río Pacaya, río Itaya; río Meta-, río Apure-Einzug, río Orosa
(Amazonas, Loreto, Meta)
10
80
24 - 30
yes
Hypoptopoma incognitum
Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
Bolivia, Brazil, Peru
Rio Iténez = rio Guaporé, rio Baures, rio Mamoré, Rio Nareuda, Rio Manuripi; Rio Acre, Rio Negro, Amazonas, Rio Madeira, Rio Tocantins; Rio de las Piedras, Rio Madre de Dios, Rio Tambopata, Rio Chuncho, Rio Ucayali, Rio Nhamundá
(Beni, Santa Cruz, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Madre de Dios, Pando, Pará (BRA), Puno, La Paz)
Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
Bolivia, Brazil, Peru
Rio Iténez = rio Guaporé, rio Baures, rio Mamoré, Rio Nareuda, Rio Manuripi; Rio Acre, Rio Negro, Amazonas, Rio Madeira, Rio Tocantins; Rio de las Piedras, Rio Madre de Dios, Rio Tambopata, Rio Chuncho, Rio Ucayali, Rio Nhamundá
(Beni, Santa Cruz, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Madre de Dios, Pando, Pará (BRA), Puno, La Paz)
13
80
22 - 30
unknown
Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (LDA 13)
Holmberg, 1893
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
río Paraná, río Yaguarón, río Santa Lucia, río Formosa; Puerto Suarez; rio Paraguay, rio Jauru
(Formosa, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Corrientes, Misiones, Santa Fé, Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, Alto Paraguay, Amambay, Central, Concepción, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro)
Holmberg, 1893
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
río Paraná, río Yaguarón, río Santa Lucia, río Formosa; Puerto Suarez; rio Paraguay, rio Jauru
(Formosa, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Corrientes, Misiones, Santa Fé, Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, Alto Paraguay, Amambay, Central, Concepción, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro)
10
80
18 - 26
facebook
Hypoptopoma machadoi
Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
Colombia, Venezuela
río Negro, río Negrito; río Apure, río Orinoco, río Carapo, río Manapiare, río Meta, río Arauca, río Suripa, río Caura, río Portuguesa, río Guarapiche
(Apure, Amazonas, Barinas, Bolívar (VEN), Monagas, Portuguesa, Delta Amacuro, Cojedes, Guárico, Anzoátegui)
Aquino & Schaefer, 2010
Colombia, Venezuela
río Negro, río Negrito; río Apure, río Orinoco, río Carapo, río Manapiare, río Meta, río Arauca, río Suripa, río Caura, río Portuguesa, río Guarapiche
(Apure, Amazonas, Barinas, Bolívar (VEN), Monagas, Portuguesa, Delta Amacuro, Cojedes, Guárico, Anzoátegui)
9
80
25 - 29
unknown
5
60
unknown
Hypoptopoma psilogaster
Fowler, 1915
Ecuador, Peru
Río Ucayali, río Nanay, río Itaya, río Ampiyacu, río Napo, río Marañon, oberer Amazonas-Einzug
(Loreto, Napo)
Fowler, 1915
Ecuador, Peru
Río Ucayali, río Nanay, río Itaya, río Ampiyacu, río Napo, río Marañon, oberer Amazonas-Einzug
(Loreto, Napo)
9
60
24 - 28
unknown
Hypoptopoma spectabile
Eigenmann, 1914
Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
Quebrada Cramalote bei Villavicencio, Rio Negro; Rio Santiago bei La Poza; bei Puerta de Piedra, Quebrada Cuchivero im Rio Mato-Einzug; río Napo
(Meta, Napo, Amazonas, Barinas, Bolivar)
Eigenmann, 1914
Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
Quebrada Cramalote bei Villavicencio, Rio Negro; Rio Santiago bei La Poza; bei Puerta de Piedra, Quebrada Cuchivero im Rio Mato-Einzug; río Napo
(Meta, Napo, Amazonas, Barinas, Bolivar)
4
60
24 - 29
Ingos Harnischwelszucht
Hypoptopoma steindachneri
Boulenger, 1895
Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
rio Yavarí = Rio Javari, rio Purus, rio Solimões; río Itaya, rio Ampiyacu, río Nanay
(Amazonas, Loreto)
Boulenger, 1895
Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
rio Yavarí = Rio Javari, rio Purus, rio Solimões; río Itaya, rio Ampiyacu, río Nanay
(Amazonas, Loreto)
12
80
24 - 28
unknown
Hypoptopoma sternoptychum
Schaefer, 1996
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Campamento Trapiche Pozo, río Curiraba, río Matos; rio Urubu; rio Aguarico, río Napo, quebrada Mariposa
(Madre de Dios, Beni, Amazonas (BRA), Napo-Pastaza)
Schaefer, 1996
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Campamento Trapiche Pozo, río Curiraba, río Matos; rio Urubu; rio Aguarico, río Napo, quebrada Mariposa
(Madre de Dios, Beni, Amazonas (BRA), Napo-Pastaza)
5
60
unknown
Hypoptopoma thoracatum
Günther, 1868
Bolivia, Brazil, Equador, Colombia, Peru
Río Caqueta, río Orteguaza, río Mamoré, río Purus, río Ucayaali, río Tahuayo, rio Itaya, río Pacaya, río Ampiyacu, caño Ullpa, río Yanashi, río Orosa, río Shanusi, río Samiria, caño de Chancho, río Puntichao, río Chicoas, Yarina Cocha, caño de Paca Cocha, río Apere, río Chevejecure, río Yacuma, río Nareuda, río Manuripi, río Solimões, lago January, Amazonas
(Loreto, Beni, Napo, Amazonas (COL), Pando)
Günther, 1868
Bolivia, Brazil, Equador, Colombia, Peru
Río Caqueta, río Orteguaza, río Mamoré, río Purus, río Ucayaali, río Tahuayo, rio Itaya, río Pacaya, río Ampiyacu, caño Ullpa, río Yanashi, río Orosa, río Shanusi, río Samiria, caño de Chancho, río Puntichao, río Chicoas, Yarina Cocha, caño de Paca Cocha, río Apere, río Chevejecure, río Yacuma, río Nareuda, río Manuripi, río Solimões, lago January, Amazonas
(Loreto, Beni, Napo, Amazonas (COL), Pando)
9
80
22 - 30
unknown
22 entries found.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
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H. P. Risch
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Henry Fowler, 1915 (PD)
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Mark Sabaj Pérez (CC BY-NC 3.0)
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