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Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Eponymy: Dr Janis Rácenis (1915–1980) was a Latvian-born Venezuelan entomologist and ornithologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch. Tropical
South America: known only from localities around San Fernando de Atabapo and San Carlos de Rio Negro, Territorio Amazonas, Venezuela.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.7 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 26457)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 171 - 193; Wirbelzahl: 94 - 97. Body abruptly attenuated caudally; 23 precaudal vertebrae; cranium higher than in other members of the family; anal rays covered by a thick tissue, giving an undulated shape to the anal fin; basibranchials not ossified (cartilaginous matrices); tail about 1/5 of anal fin base; lateral line incomplete; no scalation on dorsoanteriorly and middorsally.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Albert, J.S., 2003. Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes). p. 494-496. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 37053)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00198 - 0.01923), b=3.06 (2.81 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).