Hypopygus
| Hypopygus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Hypopomidae |
| Genus: | Hypopygus Hoedeman, 1962 |
| Type species | |
| Hypopygus lepturus Hoedeman, 1962 | |
Hypopygus is a genus of bluntnose knifefishes native to northern South America.
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Hypopygus benoneae L. A. W. Peixoto, Dutra, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2013[2]
- Hypopygus hoedemani de Santana & Crampton, 2011 (Hoedeman's Hypopygus)
- Hypopygus isbruckeri de Santana & Crampton, 2011 (Isbrücker's Hypopygus)
- Hypopygus lepturus Hoedeman, 1962
- Hypopygus minissimus de Santana & Crampton, 2011
- Hypopygus neblinae Mago-Leccia, 1994
- Hypopygus nijsseni de Santana & Crampton, 2011 (Nijssen's Hypopygus)
- Hypopygus ortegai de Santana & Crampton, 2011 (Ortega's Hypopygus)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Hypopygus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- 1 2 Peixoto, L.A.W., Dutra, G.M., de Santana, C.D. & Wosiacki, W.B. (2013): A New Species of the Electric Fish Genus Hypopygus (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae) from the Lower Amazon Basin, Brazil. Copeia, 2013 (2): 232–237.
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