Hypoptopoma joberti

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Hypoptopoma joberti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypoptopoma
Species:
H. joberti
Binomial name
Hypoptopoma joberti
(Vaillant, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Otocinclus joberti

Hypoptopoma joberti is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is known to inhabit rivers in South America, with specimens being collected from the Matos River in Bolivia. [1] While ITIS lists this species as valid, [2] FishBase considers it to be a synonym of Hypoptopoma gulare. [3]

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References

  1. "Hypoptopoma joberti". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  2. "ITIS - Report: Hypoptopoma joberti". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  3. "Synonyms of Hypoptopoma gulare Cope, 1878". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-01-27.