Hypoptopoma gulare Cope, 1878
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hypoptopoma gulare is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae. the cascudinhos. This catfish is found in the middle and upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. This species reaches a standard length of 10.5 cm (4.1 in). It is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, where it is referred to as the giant otocinclus, despite not belonging to the genus Otocinclus.
Wikipedia contributors, Hypoptopoma gulare; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:52:01.843654+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypoptopoma gulare Cope, 1878
- Name authority
- Cope, 1878
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Hypoptopoma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyLoricariidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyHypoptopomatinae Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
- genusHypoptopoma Günther, 1868
- speciesHypoptopoma gulare Cope, 1878
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hypoptopoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hypoptopoma steindachneri Boulenger, 1895 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (Holmberg, 1893) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypoptopoma brevirostratum Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypoptopoma machadoi Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypoptopoma muzuspi Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypoptopoma elongatum Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypoptopoma thoracatum Günther, 1868 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypoptopoma bianale Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hypoptopma gulare Cope, 1878 Cope, 1878 | synonym |
| Hypoptopoma joberti (Vaillant, 1880) (Vaillant, 1880) | synonym |
| Otocinclus joberti Vaillant, 1880 Vaillant, 1880 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Cope, E. D. (1878). Synopsis of the fishes of the Peruvian Amazon, obtained by Professor Orton during his expeditions of 1873 and 1877. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, v. 17 (no. 101): 673–701. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6N2V6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.