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Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Etymology: Brachyhypopomus: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, hypo = under + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
Ecology: Associated with emergent and floating vegetation.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
South America: Orinoco River and Rio de la Plata, Amazon in Peru.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.7 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 37053)
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Associated with emergent and floating vegetation (Ref. 37053). Maximum length reported to reach 42 cm TL (Ref. 6398).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00145 - 0.00994), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 124 [52, 236] mg/100g; Iron = 1.1 [0.6, 2.0] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [16.2, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.235 [0.089, 0.619] g/100g; Selenium = 42.2 [16.7, 97.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 62.3 [20.7, 164.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.91 [1.31, 2.77] mg/100g (wet weight);