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Brachyhypopomus bombilla in Uruguay

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Brachyhypopomus bombilla   Loureiro & Silva, 2006
Family:	Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Gymnotiformes  (knifefishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	15.4 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 75964)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 6 - 7.8
Climate:	subtropical; 19 - 29°C
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Resilience:
Distribution:	South America: tributaries of the middle Río Uruguay and Los Patos-Merín system basin in Uruguay.
Diagnosis:	Anal soft rays: 155-190. Can be differentiated from all congeners by the following combination of characters: pigmentation pattern of body consisting of scattered dark brown pigmentation over a brown background, more dense on the dorsal half of the body; epidermal laterosensory canals pigmented; head depth 61.8-76.4% of HL; caudal filament length 6.5-16.6% of ; 55-190 anal-fin rays; fourth supraorbital pore dorsal and half-way between posterior nares and anterior margin of orbit; upper jaw slightly longer than lower jaw; a cartilaginous mesocoracoid; slender anterodorsal process of the maxilla; all branchiostegal rays of equal size, none hook-like (Ref. 75964). Description: Dorsal, pelvic and caudal fins absent (Ref. 75964).
Biology:	Occurs in swamps, slow moving river edges and standing water, often with dense vegetation (Ref. 75964)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Albert, James S.
Main Ref:	Loureiro, M. and A. Silva. 2006. (Ref. 75964)
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Uruguay country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the tributaries of middle Río Uruguay and from the southern Los Patos-Merín system basin in eastern Uruguay (Ref. 75964).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uy.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Loureiro, M. and A. Silva, 2006
National Database:	Dinara
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	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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