Hypoptopoma spectabile

Hypoptopoma spectabile
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 2 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.


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