Hypopomus | |
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98.7 mm | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gymnotiformes |
Family: | Hypopomidae |
Genus: |
Hypopomus T. N. Gill, 1864 |
Species: | H. artedi
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Binomial name | |
Hypopomus artedi (
Kaup, 1856)
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Hypopomus artedi is a species of bluntnose knifefish that is 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. It is the only member of the genus Hypopomus. [2]