Brachyhypopomus
| Brachyhypopomus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Hypopomidae |
| Genus: | Brachyhypopomus Mago-Leccia, 1994 |
| Type species | |
| Rhamphichthys brevirostris Steindachner, 1868 | |
Brachyhypopomus is a genus of bluntnose knifefishes found in Central and South America.
Species
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Brachyhypopomus beebei (L. P. Schultz, 1944)
- Brachyhypopomus bennetti Sullivan, Zuanon & Cox Fernandes, 2013[2]
- Brachyhypopomus bombilla Loureiro & Ana Silva, 2006
- Brachyhypopomus brevirostris (Steindachner, 1868) (Bluntnose knifefish)
- Brachyhypopomus bullocki Sullivan & Hopkins, 2009
- Brachyhypopomus diazi (Fernández-Yépez, 1972)
- Brachyhypopomus draco Giora, L. R. Malabarba & Crampton, 2008
- Brachyhypopomus gauderio Giora & L. R. Malabarba, 2009
- Brachyhypopomus janeiroensis (W. J. E. M. Costa & Campos-da-Paz, 1992)
- Brachyhypopomus jureiae Triques & Khamis, 2003
- Brachyhypopomus occidentalis (Regan, 1914)
- Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus (Hopkins, 1991)
- Brachyhypopomus walteri Sullivan, Zuanon & Cox Fernandes, 2013[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Brachyhypopomus in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- 1 2 3 Sullivan, J., Zuanon, J. & Cox Fernandes, C. (2013): Two new species and a new subgenus of toothed Brachyhypopomus electric knifefishes (Gymnotiformes, Hypopomidae) from the central Amazon and considerations pertaining to the evolution of a monophasic electric organ discharge. ZooKeys, 327 (2013): 1-34.
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