FB-68571 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68571 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gymnotiformes Hypopomidae Brachyhypopomus Brachyhypopomus benjamini Crampton, de Santana, Waddell & Lovejoy, 2017 Anguila Bío-bío Cuchillo 2018-01-22 2024-07-18 Crampton, W.G.R., C.D. de Santana, J.C. Waddell and N.R. Lovejoy0 A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical electric fish genus <i>Brachyhypopomus</i> (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae), with descriptions of 15 new species. Neotrop. ichthyol. 14(4):e150146. (Ref. 116763) FB-GeneralDescr-68581 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-23 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68581 Inhabits small streams and rivers to an altitude of ca. 650 m. Collected from leaf litter or submerged root mats, usually up against or under logs or large rocks. Omnivorous. Feeds on aquatic invertebrates, predominantly larval Chironomidae and Coleoptera in the type locality (Ref. 116763). Crampton, W.G.R., C.D. de Santana, J.C. Waddell and N.R. Lovejoy 2017 A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical electric fish genus <i>Brachyhypopomus</i> (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae), with descriptions of 15 new species. Neotrop. ichthyol. 14(4):e150146. (Ref. 116763) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68581 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-23 00:00:00 2018-01-23 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68581 Brachyhypopomus palenque is distinguished from other species of the genus Brachyhypopomus by the following combination of characters: caudal filament length 7.4-14.0% of length to end of anal fin (vs. 14.1-83.1% in B. alberti, B. batesi, B. benjamini, B. brevirostris, B. bullocki, B. cunia, B. draco, B. gauderio, B. hamiltoni, B. hendersoni, B. janeiroensis, B. jureiae, B. menezesi, B. pinnicaudatus, B. provenzanoi, B. sullivani, and B. walteri); pale stripe along middorsal region absent (vs. prominent pale uninterrupted middorsal stripe from occipital region to base of caudal filament present in B. arrayae, B. beebei, and B. belindae); mouth width 25.1-37.8% HL (vs. 15.9-23.2% in B. bennetti and B. flavipomus); accessory electric organ over the opercular region absent (vs. present in B. bombilla and B. regani); 19-22 precaudal vertebrae (vs. 24-26 in B. verdii); continuous or discontinuous dark vertical or diagonally oriented bars or saddles on body surface dorsal to lateral line absent (vs. present in B. diazi and B. palenque) (Ref. 116763). Crampton, W.G.R., C.D. de Santana, J.C. Waddell and N.R. Lovejoy 2017 A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical electric fish genus <i>Brachyhypopomus</i> (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae), with descriptions of 15 new species. Neotrop. ichthyol. 14(4):e150146. (Ref. 116763) FB-Morphology-68581 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-23 00:00:00 2018-01-23 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68581 Analsoft rays: 180 - 229 Crampton, W.G.R., C.D. de Santana, J.C. Waddell and N.R. Lovejoy 2017 A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical electric fish genus <i>Brachyhypopomus</i> (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae), with descriptions of 15 new species. Neotrop. ichthyol. 14(4):e150146. (Ref. 116763) FB-Distribution-68581 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-23 00:00:00 2018-01-23 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68581 South America: Ecuador. Crampton, W.G.R., C.D. de Santana, J.C. Waddell and N.R. Lovejoy 2017 A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical electric fish genus <i>Brachyhypopomus</i> (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae), with descriptions of 15 new species. Neotrop. ichthyol. 14(4):e150146. (Ref. 116763) FB-Uses-68581 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-23 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68581 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-68581 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-23 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68581 20.3 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 116763)); 15.7 cm TL (female) Crampton, W.G.R., C.D. de Santana, J.C. Waddell and N.R. Lovejoy 2017 A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical electric fish genus <i>Brachyhypopomus</i> (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae), with descriptions of 15 new species. Neotrop. ichthyol. 14(4):e150146. (Ref. 116763) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-68581 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2018-01-23 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68581 benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.5