Hypoptopoma steindachneri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Hypoptopoma |
Species: | H. steindachneri |
Binomial name | |
Hypoptopoma steindachneri Boulenger, 1895 | |
Hypoptopoma steindachneri [1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Amazon River basin. It reaches 10 cm (3.9 inches) SL. [2]
Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner described hundreds of new species of fish and dozens of new amphibians and reptiles. At least seven species of reptile have been named after him.
The wattle-necked softshell turtle, also commonly known as Steindachner's soft-shelled turtle, is an endangered Asian species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is the only member of the genus Palea.
Hypoptopoma is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
Phrynobatrachus steindachneri is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is found in western Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. The specific name steindachneri honours Franz Steindachner, an Austrian herpetologist and ichthyologist. This species is also known as Steindachner's puddle frog and Steindachner's river frog.
Neduba is a genus of insects in the family Tettigoniidae (katydids), which is native to North America.
Hypoptopoma sternoptychum is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.
The Florida mud turtle is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the state of Florida in the United States.
Bario steindachneri is a species of characin from Brazil and Peru. It is the only member of the genus Bario. It is found in a freshwater environment within a pelagic depth range in a tropical climate.
Chelodina steindachneri, commonly known as the dinner-plate turtle, Steindachner's turtle and or Steindachner's flat-shell turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is the least known of the Australian turtles and also one of the smallest members of the long-necked turtles of the genus Chelodina. It is a member of the subgenus Chelodina making it closely related to the Chelodina longicollis group of species.
The Steindachner's sea catfish is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert and Edwin Chapin Starks in 1904. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater-dwelling catfish which occurs between Costa Rica and Peru. It dwells at a maximum depth of 20 m (66 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 36 cm (14 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 20 cm (7.9 in).
Amphisbaena steindachneri is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Hypoptopoma baileyi is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.
Hypoptopoma brevirostratum is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.
Hypoptopoma muzuspi is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.
Hypoptopoma guianense is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is known from the Essequibo and Nickerie drainages in northern South America. It reaches 6.4 cm SL. The specific epithet of this fish derives from its presence in Guyana.
Hypoptopoma gulare 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 SL. 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 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. While ITIS lists this species as valid, FishBase considers it to be a synonym of Hypoptopoma gulare.
Hypoptopoma psilogaster is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known only from the Amazon basin. It reaches 7 cm SL.
Hypoptopoma thoracatum is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known from the Amazon River basin. The species feeds on algae and reaches 8 cm in total length.
Rineloricaria steindachneri is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in coastal rivers in northeastern Brazil. The species reaches 19 cm in standard length and is believed to be a facultative air-breather.