Hypopygus lepturus

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Hypopygus lepturus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Rhamphichthyidae
Genus: Hypopygus
Species:
H. lepturus
Binomial name
Hypopygus lepturus
Hoedeman, 1962

Hypopygus lepturus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Rhamphichthyidae, the sand knifefishes. [2] This species is found in South America and is occasionally kept as an aquarium fish. [3] It lives in freshwater and grows up to 10 centimeters long. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Hypopygus lepturus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T49829615A159679824. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829615A159679824.en . Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hypopygus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. ↑ H. Nijssen and I. J. H. Isbrücker (1972). "On Hypopygus lepturus, a little known dwarf gymnotid fish from South America (Pisces, Cypriniformes, Gymnotoidei)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 47: 160–176.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypopygus lepturus". FishBase . February 2025 version.


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