| Family: |
Gymnotidae (Naked-back knifefishes), subfamily: Gymnotinae |
| Max. size: |
12 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: upper Amazon River basin, Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Possess broad irregular dark pigment blotches without alternating light and dark pigments bands and very short head (head length 8.8% TL versus 9-13). |
| Biology: |
Collected in a whitewater floating meadow of the floodplain in the Tefé region (Ref. 41292). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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