Hypoptopoma gulare
| Hypoptopoma gulare | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypoptopoma |
| Species: | H. gulare
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypoptopoma gulare Cope, 1878
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Hypoptopoma gulare[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to the Amazon and Ucayali basins in South America. It reaches 10.5 cm (4.1 inches) SL.[2] It is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, where it is referred to as the giant otocinclus, despite not belonging to the genus Otocinclus.
References
[edit]- ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypoptopoma gulare". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Hypoptopoma gulare". FishBase.
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