Hypoptopoma brevirostratum

Hypoptopoma brevirostratum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypoptopoma
Species:
H. brevirostratum
Binomial name
Hypoptopoma brevirostratum

Hypoptopoma brevirostratum 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 Amazon basin in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1] This species reaches a total length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Hypoptopoma brevirostratum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T164512067A164512099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164512067A164512099.en. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypoptopoma brevirostratum". FishBase. February 2026 version.
  • 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.