Hypopomus

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Hypopomus
Hypopomus artedi, MPEG 17301, 98.7 mm Fish species collected in the southern Guiana Shield tributaries of the Amazonas River-2 (cropped).jpg
98.7 mm
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Hypopomidae
Genus: Hypopomus
T. N. Gill, 1864 [2]
Species:
H. artedi
Binomial name
Hypopomus artedi
(Kaup, 1856) [3]
Synonyms [3]
  • Rhamphichthys artedi Kaup, 1856
  • Rhamphichthys mulleri Kaup, 1856
  • Hypopomus mulleri (Kaup, 1856)
  • Parupygus litaniensis Hoedeman, 1962
  • Parupygus savannensis Hoedeman, 1962

Hypopomus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Hypopomidae, the bluntnose knifefishes. The only species in the genus is Hypopomus artedi, [3] a species found in Argentina, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Provenzano-Rizzi, F. (2022). "Hypopomus artedi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T49830555A176012488. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T49830555A176012488.en . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypopomidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hypopomus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypopomus artedi". FishBase . April 2013 version.


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