Hypopygus neblinae Mago-Leccia, 1994

Family:  Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Max. size:  12.2 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Several localities of southern Venezuela, including Atabapo and Negro rivers, the Casiquiare Canal and La Neblina National Park; also collected in the Rio Meta system in Colombia and some localities in Bolivia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal soft rays: 124-155. Anal fin rays 124-155; precaudal vertebrae 13-14; caudal vertebrae 66-71. Coloration pattern: dusky background with 18-26 saddle-like dark bands on middorsal between nape and end of anal fin; black margins usually present on pectoral fin rays. Snout 27-30% in head length; postorbital distance 60-67% in head length. Head with strongly convex anterior profile.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 September 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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