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Species in the genus Hypoptopoma: [ 16 ] records


baileyi, Hypoptopoma Aquino [A. E.] & Schaefer [S. A.] 2010:23, Fig. 18 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336; ref. 30875] Backwater, Rio Itenez, 10 kilometers southeast of Casta Marques, Beni, Bolivia. Holotype: AMNH 39828. Paratypes: AMNH 243579 (89).; UMMZ 205171 (107, 6 c&s). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Hypoptopoma baileyi Aquino & Schaefer 2010 -- (Sarmiento et al. 2014:162, 191 [ref. 35004], Delapieve et al. 2018:22 [ref. 35713]). Current status: Valid as Hypoptopoma baileyi Aquino & Schaefer 2010. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: Río Iténiz, upper Rio Madeira basin, on border between Bolivia and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

bianale, Hypoptopoma Aquino [A. E.] & Schaefer [S. A.] 2010:57, Fig. 31 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336; ref. 30875] Amazon River at 2 to 3 miles upstream from Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia. Holotype: FMNH 105977. Paratypes: AMNH 243576 (2); FMNH 117745 (10, 2 c&s). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Hypoptopoma bianale Aquino & Schaefer 2010 -- (Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:76 [ref. 35633], Delapieve et al. 2018:22 [ref. 35713], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Hypoptopoma bianale Aquino & Schaefer 2010. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

bilobatum, Hypoptopoma Cope [E. D.] 1870:566, Figs. [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11; ref. 914] Pebas, Peru. Syntypes: ANSP 8280-81 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:121 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hypoptopoma bilobatum Cope 1870 -- (Isbrücker 1980:87 [ref. 2303], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:439 [ref. 12860], Montoya-Burgos et al. 1998:367 [ref. 23850], Isbrücker 2001:28 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178], Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:323 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155], Chiachio et al. 2008:610 [ref. 30127], Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745]). •Synonym of Hypoptopoma thoracatum Günther 1868 -- (Aquino & Schaefer 2010:38 [ref. 30875]). Current status: Synonym of Hypoptopoma thoracatum Günther 1868. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: Amazon River basin: Peru and Ecuador [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

brevirostratum, Hypoptopoma Aquino [A. E.] & Schaefer [S. A.] 2010:43, Fig. 26 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336; ref. 30875] Rio Amazonas, 1 mile upstream from Leticia, Colombia. Holotype: FMNH 105076. Paratypes: AMNH 243577 (2), FMNH 117744 (18). •Valid as Hypoptopoma brevirostratum Aquino & Schaefer 2010 -- (Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:76 [ref. 35633], Delapieve et al. 2018:22 [ref. 35713], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Hypoptopoma brevirostratum Aquino & Schaefer 2010. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

elongatum, Hypoptopoma Aquino [A. E.] & Schaefer [S. A.] 2010:67, Figs. 35 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336; ref. 30875] Rio Tapajos, Itaituba, Pará State, Brazil. Holotype: INPA 7240. Paratypes: INPA 29657 (58, 2 c&s). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Hypoptopoma elongatum Aquino & Schaefer 2010 -- (Delapieve et al. 2018:22 [ref. 35713]). Current status: Valid as Hypoptopoma elongatum Aquino & Schaefer 2010. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: Lower Rio Tapajos and lower Rio Trombetas, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

guentheri, Hypoptopoma Boulenger [G. A.] 1895:526 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895 (pt 3); ref. 14576] Descalvados, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Syntypes: (numerous) BMNH 1895.5.17.77-82 (6). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hypoptopoma guentheri Boulenger 1895 -- (Isbrücker 1980:87 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:439 [ref. 12860], Britski et al. 1999:133 [ref. 24147], Isbrücker 2001:28 [ref. 25653], Aquino & Miquelarena 2001:5 [ref. 26083], Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178]). •Synonym of Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (Holmberg 1893) -- (Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:323 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155], Aquino & Schaefer 2010:60 [ref. 30875], Mirande & Koerber 2015:40 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:58 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (Holmberg 1893). Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Habitat: freshwater.

guianense, Hypoptopoma Boeseman [M.] 1974:259, Fig. 1; Pl. 1 [Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences) v. 77 (no. 3); ref. 7490] Left tributary of Nickerie River, a few kilometers upstream from Stonedansi Falls, Suriname. Holotype: RMNH 26919. Paratypes: MZUSP (1); RMNH 26920 (orig. 12, now 8), 26921-22 (2, 4); USNM 213484 [ex RMNH 26920] (2); ZMA 106591 (9). Non-types: USNM 102224 (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:54 [ref. 19236], Ferraris & Vari 1992:27 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hypoptopoma guianense Boeseman 1974 -- (Isbrücker 1980:87 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:439 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:28 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178], Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:323 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155], Aquino & Schaefer 2010:28 [ref. 30875], Aquino & Sabaj Pérez 2016:139 [ref. 34526], Delapieve et al. 2018:22 [ref. 35713], Taphorn et al. 2022:51 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Hypoptopoma guianense Boeseman 1974. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: South America: Essequibo River, (Guyana) and Nickerie River (Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.

gulare, Hypoptopoma Cope [E. D.] 1878:679 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101); ref. 945] Loreto, Río Marañón, Peruvian Amazon, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 21477. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:122 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hypoptopoma gulare Cope 1878 -- (Isbrücker 1980:88 [ref. 2303], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:439 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:28 [ref. 25653], Aquino & Schaefer 2002:386 [ref. 26022], Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178], Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:323 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155], Chiachio et al. 2008:610 [ref. 30127], Aquino & Schaefer 2010:83 [ref. 30875], Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:162, 191 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento 2016:539 [ref. 34727], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:76 [ref. 35633], Delapieve et al. 2018:22 [ref. 35713], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40665]). Current status: Valid as Hypoptopoma gulare Cope 1878. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

incognitum, Hypoptopoma Aquino [A. E.] & Schaefer [S. A.] 2010:70, Fig. 36 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336; ref. 30875] Río Itenez, opposite to Costa Marques, Beni, Bolivia. Holotype: AMNH 39759. Paratypes: AMNH 241976 (19, 2 c&s); UMMZ 204339 (16, 3 c&s). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Hypoptopoma incognitum Aquino & Schaefer 2010 -- (Sarmiento et al. 2014:162, 191 [ref. 35004], Delapieve et al. 2018:22 [ref. 35713], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:50 [ref. 39235], Vieira et al. 2023:20 [ref. 40759], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41573]). Current status: Valid as Hypoptopoma incognitum Aquino & Schaefer 2010. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: South America: widespread across central and lower Rio Amazonas basin, and coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil (Bolivia, Brazil and Peru). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

inexspectata, Aristommata Holmberg [E. L.] 1893:96 [Revista del Jardin Zoológico de Buenos Ayres v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 2193] Río Paraguay, near Formosa city, Formosa Province, Argentina. Holotype (unique): MACN 5164. Also appeared in Holmberg 1893:354 [ref. 26086]. •Valid as Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (Holmberg 1893) -- (Isbrücker 1980:88 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:439 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:62 [ref. 23791] as inexpecta, Isbrücker 2001:26, 28 [ref. 25653], Aquino & Miquelarena 2001:5 [ref. 26083] as inexspectata, Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178], Aquino & Schaefer 2002:386 [ref. 26022] as inexspectata, Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:323 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:44 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:79 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155], Chiachio et al. 2008:610 [ref. 30127] as inexpectatum, Aquino & Schaefer 2010:60 [ref. 30875], Sarmiento et al. 2014:162, 191 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:40 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:58 [ref. 35267], Delapieve et al. 2018:22 [ref. 35713]). Current status: Valid as Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (Holmberg 1893). Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: Paraná/Paraguay River basin: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. Habitat: freshwater.

joberti, Otocinclus Vaillant [L. L.] 1880:147 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 17851] Upper Amazon at Calderon, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1966. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:73 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hypoptopoma joberti (Vaillant 1880) -- (Isbrücker 1980:88 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:439 [ref. 12860], Chang & Ortega 1995:4 [ref. 24302], Isbrücker 2001:28, 30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178], Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:323 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Hypotopomaa gulare Cope 1878 -- (Aquino & Schaefer 2010:83 [ref. 30875]). Current status: Synonym of Hypoptopoma gulare Cope 1878. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Habitat: freshwater.

machadoi, Hypoptopoma Aquino [A. E.] & Schaefer [S. A.] 2010:89, Fig. 44 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336; ref. 30875] Swamps on south bank of Río Apure, ca. 3 kilometers west of Fisheries Station, San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-CV-35362. Paratypes: AMNH 77794 (23). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Hypoptopoma machadoi Aquino & Schaefer 2010 -- (DoNascimiento et al. 2017:76 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:75 [ref. 35773], Delapieve et al. 2018:22 [ref. 35713], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:457 [ref. 40760]). Current status: Valid as Hypoptopoma machadoi Aquino & Schaefer 2010. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Orinoco basin (Venezuela) and Rio Meta drainage (Colombia). Habitat: freshwater.

muzuspi, Hypoptopoma Aquino [A. E.] & Schaefer [S. A.] 2010:48, Fig. 28 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History No. 336; ref. 30875] Rio Agua Fria, fazenda Praia Alta 2, estrada Araguaçu/Barreira do Piqui, 27 kilometers ao norte de Araguaçu, Araguaçu, Tocantins State, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 52135. Paratypes: AMNH 243578 (5, 1 c&s), MZUSP 95186 (24, 2 c&s). •Valid as Hypoptopoma muzuspi Aquino & Schaefer 2010 -- (Delapieve et al. 2018:22 [ref. 35713]). Current status: Valid as Hypoptopoma muzuspi Aquino & Schaefer 2010. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: Rio Tocantins basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

psilogaster, Hypoptopoma Fowler [H. W.] 1915:235, Fig. 9 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 67; ref. 1392] Peruvian Amazon. Holotype (unique): ANSP 21922. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:124 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hypoptopoma psilogaster Fowler 1915 -- (Isbrücker 1980:88 [ref. 2303], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:439 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:28 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178], Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:323 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155], Aquino & Schaefer 2010:32 [ref. 30875], Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745], see DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[17] [ref. 35679], Delapieve et al. 2018:22 [ref. 35713], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Hypoptopoma psilogaster Fowler 1915. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Peru and Ecuador). Habitat: freshwater.

steindachneri, Hypoptopoma Boulenger [G. A.] 1895:526 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895 (pt 3); ref. 14576] Amazon River near outlet of Rio Negro, Brazil. Holotype (unique): NMW 46272. Type information: Schaefer 1996:1032 [ref. 22569]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155]. Based on Hypoptompoma thoracatum of Steindachner 1879:47, Pl. 6 (fig. 1) [ref. 4228]. •Valid as Hypoptopoma steindachneri Boulenger 1895 -- (Isbrücker 1980:88 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:439 [ref. 12860], Chang & Ortega 1995:4 [ref. 24302], Isbrücker 2001:28 [ref. 25653], Aquino & Schaefer 2002:386 [ref. 26022], Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178], Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:323 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155], Aquino & Schaefer 2010:76 [ref. 30875], Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:76 [ref. 35633], Delapieve et al. 2018:22 [ref. 35713], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Hypoptopoma steindachneri Boulenger 1895. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon River basin (Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

thoracatum, Hypoptopoma Günther [A.] 1868:477 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6) (art. 56); ref. 1992] Xeberos, upper Amazon River, Peru. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.6.13.38. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155]. Also published in Günther (Sept.) 1868:234, Fig. 2 [ref. 5756]. •Valid as Hypoptopoma thoracatum Günther 1868 -- (Isbrücker 1980:88 [ref. 2303], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:439 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:28 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178], Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:323 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155], Aquino & Schaefer 2010:38 [ref. 30875], Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:162, 191 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:76 [ref. 35633], Delapieve et al. 2018:22 [ref. 35713], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Hypoptopoma thoracatum Günther 1868. Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.


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