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Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Etymology: Brachyhypopomus: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, hypo = under + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
Ecology: Associated with emergent and floating vegetation.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: Orinoco River and Rio de la Plata, Amazon in Peru.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.7 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 37053)
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Associated with emergent and floating vegetation (Ref. 37053). Maximum length reported to reach 42 cm TL (Ref. 6398).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: sem interesse; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00145 - 0.00994), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).