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Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Etymology: Hypopygus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is a toponym referring to La Neblina National Park, Amazonas, Venezuela, which is where Mago-Leccia first noticed the differences between this species and H. lepturus. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar bentopelagis. Tropical
South America: Several localities of southern Venezuela, including Atabapo and Negro rivers, the Casiquiare Canal and La Neblina National Park; also collected in the Rio Meta system in Colombia and some localities in Bolivia.
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.2 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 26457)
deskripsi pendek
Kunci identifiaksi (pengenalan) | Morfologi | Morfometrik
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 0; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 0; Sirip dubur lunak: 124 - 155. Anal fin rays 124-155; precaudal vertebrae 13-14; caudal vertebrae 66-71. Coloration pattern: dusky background with 18-26 saddle-like dark bands on middorsal between nape and end of anal fin; black margins usually present on pectoral fin rays. Snout 27-30% in head length; postorbital distance 60-67% in head length. Head with strongly convex anterior profile.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
Mago-Leccia, F., 1994. Electric fishes of the continental waters of America. Fundacion para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Fisicas, Matematicas y Naturales (FUDECI), Biblioteca de la Academia de Ciencias Fisicas. Matematicas y Naturales, Caracas, Venezuela. vol. 29 . 206 p. (Ref. 26457)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Alat, peralatan
laporan khas
muat turun XML
Sumber internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00198 - 0.01923), b=3.06 (2.81 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).