| Family: |
Gymnotidae (Naked-back knifefishes), subfamily: Gymnotinae |
| Max. size: |
20.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Western Amazon, from the Río Amazonas, the lower portions of the Napo, Javari and Ucayali basins. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal soft rays: 180-240. Color pattern composed of narrow pale bands (about 1/4 width of dark bands) on anterior half of body, approximately equally narrow dorsally and ventrally, and 5-8 partially divided, often H-shaped dark bands on posterior half of body (Ref. 49716). |
| Biology: |
Collected from the lower reaches of meandering upland (non-floodplain) streams, in undercut banks and submerged vegetation (Ref. 49730). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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