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

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 (4.1 inches) 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.

References

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

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