| Family: |
Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes) |
| Max. size: |
18.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: eastern South America from the Catatumbo River basin, Orinoco and the Guianas to La Plata River basin; Amazon River basin in Peru. |
| Diagnosis: |
Anal soft rays: 180-180; Vertebrae: 81-81 |
| Biology: |
Low conductivity, stagnant water, hypoxic-anoxic habitats, associated with emergent and floating vegetation (Ref. 37053). Encountered in shallow edges of a stream (Ref. 75964). Maximum length reported to reach 20 cm SL (Ref. 12202). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 September 2020 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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