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Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus (Hopkins, 1991)

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Guyana country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gy.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.sdnp.org.gy/minagri/mofc&l/Fisheries/fisheries_department.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Albert, J.S., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Poisson-couteau, 鳍尾短身电鳗, Itui, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) > Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Etymology: Brachyhypopomus: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, hypo = under + Greek, poma, -atos = cover (Ref. 45335);  pinnicaudatus: Specific name is derived from the Latin pinna, meaning feather, and caudatus, meaning tailed, because of the distinctive compressed and "feather-like" appearance of the caudal filament of the male..

Issue
Ecology: Low conductivity, stagnant water, hypoxic-anoxic habitats, associated with emergent and floating vegetation.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

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