Hypopygus lepturus

Hypopygus lepturus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Hypopomidae
Genus: Hypopygus
Species: H. lepturus
Binomial name
Hypopygus lepturus
Hoedeman, 1962

Hypopygus lepturus is a species of bluntnose knifefish and is commonly found in Northern South America. [1] It is part of the family Hypopomidae and is occasionally kept as an aquarium fish.[2] It lives in freshwater and grows up to 10 centimeters long. [3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149250
  2. ↑ http://www.mendeley.com/research/hypopygus-lepturus-little-known-dwarf-gymnotid-fish-south-america-pisces-cypriniformes-gymnotoidei/
  3. ↑ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Hypopygus-lepturus.html


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, January 01, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.