Description
Scientific Name Nannoptopoma sternoptychum Schaefer, 1996
Common Name
Type Locality Quebrada Mariposa at Cusco-Amazonico Lodge, 12°36’S, 69°11’W, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Peru.
Synonym(s) Nannoptopoma sternoptychum
VAMPIRE OTOCINCLUS / NANNOPTOPOMA STERNOPTYCHUM
Hypoptopoma sternoptychum is a species of catfish of the family Loricariidae.
This catfish reaches a maximum length of 3.3 centimetres (1.3 in) SL. It is demersal, being found in fresh water in the tropics.
Hypoptopoma sternoptychum is native to South America, occurring in tributaries from the upper and central Amazon River in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.