Hypoptopoma spectabile

Hypoptopoma spectabile
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Tribe: Hypoptopomatini
Genus: Hypoptopoma
Species: H. spectabile
Binomial name
Hypoptopoma spectabile
(Eigenmann, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Nannoptopoma spectabile (Eigenmann, 1914)
  • Otocinclus spectabilis Eigenmann, 1914

Hypoptopoma spectabile is a species of armoured catfish native to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.[1][2] This species grows to a length of 2.9 centimetres (1.1 in) SL.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Hypoptopoma spectabile" in FishBase. August 2014 version.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N., ed. (23 July 2014). "Hypoptopoma spectabile (Eigenmann 1914)". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences – Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability. Retrieved 10 August 2014.