Gymnotus
pedanopterus
Mago-Leccia, 1994
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Family:
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Gymnotidae
(Naked-back knifefishes)
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Order:
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Gymnotiformes
(knifefishes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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28.1 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 26457) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater
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Climate: |
tropical; 22 – 28°C |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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South America: Southern part of Venezuela, including Territorio Amazonas and south of Estado Apure; also known from tributaries of Rio Negro in Brazil.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 0 - 0;
Anal
soft rays: 222 – 290;
Vertebrae: 96 – 99. Distance between tip of pectoral fin and origin of anal fin less than one pectoral fin length; dark oblique bands on body 18-30 (usually below 30); dark and pale oblique bands with straight borders; greatest body depth 7-11% in total length; eye diameter 33-43% of interocular distance; head length 68-78% of preanal fin distance; maximum scale rows above lateral line 12-13; precaudal vertebrae 31-32; caudal vertebrae 65-67.
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Campos-da-Paz, Ricardo
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