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Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Etymology: Hypopomus: Greek, hypo = under + greek, poma = operculum, cover (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Peter Artedi (1705–1735) was a Swedish ichthyologist, sometimes regarded as ‘the father of ichthyology”. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kaup.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
South America: Guainas.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 36685)
Inhabits creeks with rapidly flowing water over a sandy substrate (Ref. 12225). Maximum length reported to reach 50 cm SL (Ref. 27188).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00372 (0.00143 - 0.00967), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.40 se; based on food items. |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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