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Hypopomus artedi (Kaup, 1856)

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Argentina country information

Common names: Morenita
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Paraná river in Bella Vista, Currents (Ref. 9086).
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lopez, H.L., R.C. Menni and A.M. Miguelarena, 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ຊື່ສາມັນ | ຄຳສັບຄ້າຍຄືກັນ | Catalog of Fishes(ຕະກຸນ, ຊະນິດ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) > Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Etymology: Hypopomus: Greek, hypo = under + greek, poma = operculum, cover (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Kaup.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range ນິເວດວິທະຍາ

; ນ້ຳຈືດ ກ່ຽວກັບ (ຢູ່)ເທິງຊັ້ນພື້ນດິນໃນທະເລເປີດ.   Tropical

ການແຜ່ກະຈາຍ ປະເທດ | ເຂດ FAO | ລະບົບນິເວດ | ການປະກົດຕົວ | Point map | ການແນະນຳ | Faunafri

South America: Guainas.

ຂະໜາດ / ນ້ຳໜັກ / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 36685)

ຊີວະສາດ     ຄຳແປສັບ (ຕ.ຢ. epibenthic)

Inhabits creeks with rapidly flowing water over a sandy substrate (Ref. 12225). Maximum length reported to reach 50 cm SL (Ref. 27188).

Life cycle and mating behavior ການຈະເລີນເຕັມໄວ | ການສືບພັນ | ການວາງໄຂ່ | ໄຂ່ | ຄວາມດົກຂອງໄຂ່ປາ | ຕົວອ່ອນ

Main reference Upload your references | ເອກະສານອ້າງອີງ | ຜູ້ປະສານງານ : Albert, James S. | ຜູ້ຮ່ວມມື

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Rhamphichthyidae (Sand knifefishes). p. 492-493. 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. 36685)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 September 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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