Taken at a fish market in Manaus, Brazil
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| Scientific Name | Hypophthalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1840 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Cayenne, French Guiana. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Pronunciation | hi pop thal muss |
| Etymology | (Greek)Hypo=Under + (Greek)opthalmos=eye. pimele, fat; –odes, having the form of, i.e., fatty, referring to their adipose fins (at the time, this was a catch-all family for many species, most of which possess a “fatty” or adipose fin). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 470mm or 18.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Unknown. Unknown. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp225, Pl. 439. |
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| More Resources | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.15.196.4585 | |
| Last Update | Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:31 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |