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Brachyhypopomus brevirostris (Steindachner, 1868)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Gymnotiformes
family
Hypopomidae
genus
Brachyhypopomus
species
Brachyhypopomus brevirostris

Name

Synonyms
Hypopomus brevirostris (Steindachner, 1868)
Rhamphichthys brevirostris Steindachner, 1868
Homonyms
Brachyhypopomus brevirostris (Steindachner, 1868)
Common names
Anguila in Spanish
Bloblo, Poson-sab in language.
Bluntnose Knifefish in English
Itui in Portuguese
Ituí, Tuvira in language.
Kwaliminen in French
Molokisi in French
Poisson-couteau in French
Poisson-couteau in French
Poson-sab in French
břicholemka krátkorypá in Czech
Bluntnose Knifefish in English
Anguila in Spanish
Itui in Portuguese
Kwaliminen in French
Molokisi in French
Poson-sab in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  2. Galvis, G., Mojica, J., Provenzano, F., Lasso, C., Taphorn, D., Royero, R., Castellanos, C., Gutiérrez, A., Gutiérrez, M., López, Y., Mesa, L., Sánchez, P. y Cipamocha, C. 2007. Peces de la orinoquía colombiana con énfasis en especies de interés ornamental. Incoder 413p.
  3. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  4. Maldonado-Ocampo, J. A. & J. S. Albert. 2003. Species diversity of gymnotiform fishes (Gymnotiformes, Teleostei) in Colombia. Biota Colombiana 4 (2): 147-165.
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