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Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Etymology: Brachyhypopomus: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, hypo = under + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is a toponym, referring to Juréia Ecological Station, São Paulo, Brazil, which is where the holotype was caught. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
South America: coastal stream of southeastern Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Triques, M.L. and D.K. Khamis, 2003. Brachyhypopomus jureiae, a new species of freshwater neotropical electric fish (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae) from a coastal stream of southeastern Brazil. Lundiana 4(1):61-64. (Ref. 55506)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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