Stegostenopos cryptogenes explained

Stegostenopos cryptogenes is a species of bluntnose knifefish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Rio Negro basin. This species can reach a total length of up to 15cm (06inches).[1] It is the only member of the genus Stegostenopos according to FishBase, but studies have shown that it belongs in Hypopygus (making Stegostenopos a junior synonym) and this is followed by the Catalog of Fishes.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. de Santana, C.D. . W.G.R. Crampton . 2011 . Phylogenetic interrelationships, taxonomy, and reductive evolution in the Neotropical electric fish genus Hypopygus (Teleostei, Ostariophysi, Gymnotiformes) . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 163 . 4 . 1096–1156. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00736.x . free .
  2. Ferraris Jr, C.J. . C.D. de Santana . R.P. Vari . 2017 . Checklist of Gymnotiformes (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi) and catalogue of primary types . Neotrop. Ichthyol. . 15 . 1 . 10.1590/1982-0224-20160067 . free .
  3. Web site: Eschmeyer, W.N. . R. Fricke . R. van der Laan . 8 May 2018 . Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . 8 May 2018 .

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