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Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Etymology: Brachyhypopomus: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, hypo = under + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Charles William Beebe (1877–1962) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer and author. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Taxonomic Remarks
Ecology: Associated with floating vegetation.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: tropical areas east of the Andes.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12225); common length : 32.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12225)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Associated with floating vegetation (Ref. 37053). Maximum length reported to reach 35 cm SL (Ref. 27188).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996. Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane. Tome 1. Collection du Patrimoine Naturel Volume 22, MNHN, Paris & INRA, Paris. 429 p. (Ref. 12225)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00141 - 0.00980), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.2 ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).
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