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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Gymnotiformes
(Knifefishes) >
Sternopygidae
(Glass knifefishes)
Etymology:
Sternopygus:
Greek, sternon = sternon, + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Steindachner
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 3.0 - 6.0. Tropical
South America: main stem of Amazon River, lower Negro River basin in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
39524
); max. published weight: 250.00 g (Ref.
52797
)
Short description
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 0;
Anal
soft rays
: 195 - 312. Body and head of living specimens uniformly black or very dark purple-brown with no humeral spot or patch; juveniles undergo striking pigmentation change from uniformly black by day to very pale with two distinct vertical saddle-like markings at night; dorsal margin of head well rounded (very convex) in adults (Ref.
52797
).
Inhabits blackwater rivers and their seasonally inundated floodplain lakes and forests (Ref.
52797
). Feeds on invertebrates (Ref.
52797
).
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Crampton, W.G.R., K.G. Hulen and J.S. Albert
, 2004. Redescription of
Sternopygus obtusirostris
(Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from the Amazon basin, with description of osteology, ecology and electric organ discharges. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(2):121-134. (Ref.
52797
)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref.
130435
)
Least Concern (LC)
; Date assessed:
03 December 2020
CITES
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 3.2 ±0.42 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
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