Hypoptopoma bianale
| Hypoptopoma bianale | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypoptopoma |
| Species: | H. bianale |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypoptopoma bianale | |
Hypoptopoma bianale is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae. the cascudinhos.[2] This catfish occurs in the Solimões River in Brazil and Colombia and the Ucayali River in Peru.[1] This species reaches a total length of 5.4 cm (2.1 in).[3] The specific name honors prefixes anale, meanin "of the anus", with bi, meaning "two", a reference to the two anal plates.[4]
References
- 1 2 Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Hypoptopoma bianale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T164512030A164512045. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164512030A164512045.en. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hypoptopoma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypoptopoma bianale". FishBase. February 2026 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scarpf (28 February 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 (Cascudinhos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- Aquino, A.E. and S.A. Schaefer, 2010. Systematics of the genus Hypoptopoma Günther, 1868 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 336:1-110.