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Scientific Name | Hypopygus lepturus Hoedeman, 1962 |
Common Name | Zwerg-Messerfisch (Germany) |
Type Locality | Maroni basin, Suriname. |
Etymology | Hypopygus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, pyge = tail. |
Species Information | |
Size | 78mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Orinoco and Amazon River basins and coastal rivers of the Guianas. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Bulletin of Aquatic Biology v. 3 (no. 30), pp 99, Fig. 4. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 27 11:01 (species record created: 2013 Jun 15 09:26) |