Hypoptopoma gulare[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to the Amazon and Ucayali basins in South America. It reaches 10.5 cm (4.1 inches) SL.[2] It is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, where it is referred to as the giant otocinclus, despite not belonging to the genus Otocinclus.

Hypoptopoma gulare
Scale bar = 1 cm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypoptopoma
Species:
H. gulare
Binomial name
Hypoptopoma gulare
Cope, 1878

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Hypoptopoma gulare". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Hypoptopoma gulare". FishBase.