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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Hypostomus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); waiampi: Waiampi refers to an amerindian ethnic group from northeastern Brazil, currently established in an Indian Reserve with the same name, western Cupixi River basin.
Eponymy: The Waiampi are an Amerindian ethnic group from north-eastern Brazil, living on an Indian reserve, western Cupixi River Basin, Amapâ, Brazil, where it appears this species is endemic. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Cupixi River in Amapá, Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56681)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 33. Presence of 0-10 odontodes in the opercle. Body is covered with close-set spots. Presence of a buccal papilla. Presence of adipose fin. Having 6-8 teeth (Ref. 56681).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hollanda Carvalho, P. and C. Weber, 2005. Five new species of the Hypostomus cochliodon group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the middle and lower Amazon System. Rev. Suisse Zool. [2004] 111(4):953-978. (Ref. 56681)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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