Hypoptopoma gulare | |
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Scale bar = 1 cm | |
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.
Hypoptopoma gulare | |
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Scale bar = 1 cm | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Hypoptopoma |
Species: | H. gulare
|
Binomial name | |
Hypoptopoma gulare
Cope, 1878
|
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.