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Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus (Hopkins, 1991) |
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photo by
Loureiro, M. |
| 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 | |||