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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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up H. lepturus on Fishbase |
 | Look up H. lepturus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. lepturus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:8.103.918.5184 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2013 Jun 15 09:26) |