| Family: |
Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes) |
| Max. size: |
40.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Lago Amaña and Lago Tefe in the Upper Amazon basin of Brazil and also from a single specimen from Rio Itaya, a tributary of the Rio Amazonas near Iquitos, Peru. |
| Diagnosis: |
Anal soft rays: 167-195. Unique among species of Steatogenys in having very large maximum body size (length to end of anal fin 32 cm); distinct round or oval spot on pectoral-fin base, approximately 1.5 eye widths in diameter; irregular dark blotches on pectoral fin forming a distinct mottled pattern; 15 pectoral-fin rays; relatively many scales over lateral (8-10); relatively many pored lateral line scales to end of anal fin (97-103); relatively few bands on body (6-7) and relatively short caudal appendage in intact specimens (11.4-29.6% TL) (Ref. 51263). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 September 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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