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Etymology: Japigny: Named for the river Japigny, a tributary of Approuague River in French Guiana, where the species was first found. Defined as feminine noun; kirschbaum: Named for Dr. Frank Kirschbaum, a specialist of Gymnotiform fishes who has obtained experimental spawning and breeding of several gymnotid species. A noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Dr Frank Kirschbaum is an honorary professor at Humboldt University, Berlin. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical

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South America: French Guiana in Approuague, Mana and Maroni rivers.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 86967)

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Rayons mous anaux: 132 - 164; Vertèbres: 70 - 82. Can be distinguished by having the following characters: seven to eight dark and clear alternating wide vertical bands on body; a foramen in the scapula; 14-15 precaudal vertebrae; 132-164 anal-fin rays (vs. more than 160 in all known Sternopygids); snout short (less than one third heald length); and mouth subterminal (Ref. 86967).

Caught with Anostomus brevior and Cynopotamus essequibensis (Ref. 86967).

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Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Albert, James S. | Collaborateurs

Meunier, F.J., C. Jégu and P. Keith, 2011. A new genus and species of neotropical electric fish, Japigny kirschbaum (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae), from French Guiana. Cybium 35(1):47-53. (Ref. 86967)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Vulnérable, voir Liste Rouge IUCN (VU) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 14 December 2022

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Not Evaluated

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Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00256 - 0.02701), b=2.93 (2.67 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).

Japigny kirschbaum Meunier, Jégu & Keith, 2011