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Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Etymology: Hypopygus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref. 45335); nijsseni: The specific epithet, nijsseni, is a patronym in honour of Hans Nijssen for his contribution to Neotropical ichthyology (Ref. 88778).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό. Tropical
South America: Hypopygus nijsseni is known only from small streams in the vicinity of Tefé (Ref. 88778).
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.6 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 88778)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Hypopygus nijsseni is diagnosed from congeners by the following combination of characters: the total number of anal-fin rays (145–152 versus 102–135 in H. hoedemani, H. lepturus, and H. minissimus; 155–174 in H. cryptogenes), the presence of the sixth infraorbital bone (versus absence in H. hoedemani, H. lepturus, and H. minissimus), the presence of oblique bands (versus absence in H. minissimus), the presence of scales at midbody (versus absence in H. minissimus), the dorsal rami of intermittent branch of anterior lateral line nerve visible as two black parallel lines (versus not visible in H. ortegai), the head length (13.2–15.3% of LEA versus 12.6–13.9 in H. ortegai), the distance at the nape (12.5–13.8% of LEA versus 11.0–12.5 in H. ortegai), the total number of pectoral fin rays (ten to 12 versus 12–16 in H. isbruckeri), the number of scales above the lateral line (five to six versus seven to eight in H. isbruckeri), and the distance from the anus to the anal fin (7.9–9.4% of LEA versus 10.0–12.0 in H. neblinae) (Ref. 88778).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
de Santana, C.D. and W.G.R. Crampton, 2011. Phylogenetic interrelationships, taxonomy, and reductive evolution in the Neotropical electric fish genus Hypopygus (Teleostei, Ostariophysi, Gymnotiformes). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 163:1096-1156. (Ref. 88778)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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