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Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Etymology: Brachyhypopomus: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, hypo = under + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335); sullivani: Named for John P. Sullivan, American (USA) ichthyologist, for his contributions to gymnotiform biology. A noun in the genitive case..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό. Tropical
South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.2 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 116763); 12.7 cm TL (female)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Occurs only in gently flowing, normoxic, low-conductivity streams and small rivers in closed canopy rainforest and savanna, where it is typically encountered in or near aquatic vegetation, root mass, or leaf litter. Feeds on aquatic insect larvae (primarily Chironomidae), and other small aquatic invertebrates in the type locality, stream near Jenaro Herrera, río Ucayali, Amazonas drainage. Spawns during the rainy season, approximately December-April, both in the type locality and in the vicinity of Tefé, Brazil (Ref. 116763).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
Crampton, W.G.R., C.D. de Santana, J.C. Waddell and N.R. Lovejoy, 2017. A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical electric fish genus Brachyhypopomus (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae), with descriptions of 15 new species. Neotrop. ichthyol. 14(4):e150146. (Ref. 116763)
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 = 0.5000 [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).
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).