Biology:Hypopomus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Hypopomus
Hypopomus artedi, MPEG 17301, 98.7 mm Fish species collected in the southern Guiana Shield tributaries of the Amazonas River-2 (cropped).jpg
98.7 mm
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Hypopomidae
Genus: Hypopomus
T. N. Gill, 1864
Species:
H. artedi
Binomial name
Hypopomus artedi
(Kaup, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Rhamphichthys artedi Kaup, 1856
  • Rhamphichthys mulleri Kaup, 1856
  • Hypopomus mulleri (Kaup, 1856)
  • Parupygus litaniensis Hoedeman, 1962
  • Parupygus savannensis Hoedeman, 1962

Hypopomus artedi is a species of bluntnose knifefish that is found in Argentina , Brazil , French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is the only member of the genus Hypopomus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hypopomus artedi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

External links

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