Hypoptopomatinae
Sign in to saveThe Hypoptopomatinae are a subfamily of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Loricariidae, composed of 32 genera and approximately 265 species. This subfamily represents about one-tenth of all loricariid species.
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It is catalogued under topics including Fish subfamilies, Hypoptopomatinae and Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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Subfamily
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyLoricariidae
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The Hypoptopomatinae are a subfamily of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Loricariidae, composed of 32 genera and approximately 265 species. This subfamily represents about one-tenth of all loricariid species.
''Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes does not recognise tribes within the Loricariidae, but other authorities have divided this taxon into three tribes, Hypoptopomatini, Neoplecostomini and Otothyrini. However, in a 2005 analysis, Otothyrini was found to not be monophyletic, with its representatives comprising a paraphyletic group in relation to the tribe Hypoptopomatini. More recent phylogenetic evidence shows that Hypoptopomatini and Otothyrini, while each are monophyletic tribes, do not form a monophyletic subfamily, and therefore should each be recognized as their own individual subfamilies. Problematically, the most recent Hypoptopomatine genera, Gymnotocinclus and Rhinolekos, were not classified in either of the tribes. Gymnotocinclus was subsequently invalidated when it was synonymised with Corumbataia'' in 2019.
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