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]
| Hypopygus lepturus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Hypopomidae |
| Genus: | Hypopygus |
| Species: | H. lepturus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypopygus lepturus Hoedeman, 1962
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References edit
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Nijssen, H. (1972). "On Hypopygus lepturus, a little known dwarf gymnotid fish from South America (Pisces, Cypriniformes, Gymnotoidei)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 47: 160–176.
- ^ "Hypopygus lepturus : Aquarium". Fishbase.org.
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