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Hypoptopoma baileyi Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 |
| Family: | Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.4 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Río Iténez, in the upper Rio Madeira basin, along the border between Bolivia and Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 27-28. This species is distinguished from all congeners except H. muzuspi by having a trunk pigmentation in the form of a lateral band that is progressively darker along medial, midventral, and ventral series of plates, and a caudal-fin pigmentation pattern formed by 6-8 narrow dark brown bars and a dark spot at the base of the lower lobe. It differs from H. muzuspi by having a reduced preopercle, not reaching hyomandibular-opercle condyle (vs. preopercle not reduced, reaching to hyomandibular-opercle condyle) and the absence of canal in preopercle (vs. presence of canal in the preopercle) (Ref. 84367). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 27 July 2023 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||