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Hypoptopoma brevirostratum is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.

Hypoptopoma brevirostratum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Hypoptopoma
Species:	H. brevirostratum
Binomial name
Hypoptopoma brevirostratum Aquino & Schaefer, 2010

This catfish reaches a maximum length of 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. It is demersal, being found in fresh water in the tropics.

Hypoptopoma brevirostratum is native to South America, occurring in tributaries of Amazon River between the confluence of Ucayali-Marañon rivers and Manaus.

Interactions with humans

Hypoptopoma brevirostratum is harmless to humans.

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Hypoptopoma brevirostratum" in FishBase. August 2014 version.
• Aquino, A.E. and S.A. Schaefer, 2010. Systematics of the genus Hypoptopoma Günther, 1868 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 336:1-110.

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