| Family: |
Gymnotidae (Naked-back knifefishes), subfamily: Gymnotinae |
| Max. size: |
23.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Central America: known only from the type locality, Río Cricamola on the Atlantic slope of western Panama. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal soft rays: 270-270. Color pattern composed of dark pigment bands on the anterior 2/3 of body which are mottled and blotched with numerous, small (1-2 scales wide), irregularly-formed cream-colored patches, such that the pattern of alternating pale and dark bands is highly obscured (Ref. 49716). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 22 October 2019 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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