Brachyhypopomus bennetti
Brachyhypopomus bennetti Sullivan, Zuanon & Cox Fernandes, 2013
Brachyhypopomus bennetti
photo by John P. Sullivan et al.


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Family:  Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Max. size:  23.2 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish
Distribution:  South America: Amazon Basin.
Diagnosis:  Anal soft rays: 227-255. Electric organ present along caudal filament and along body above anal fin exceedingly deep and visible as large semi-translucent area, occupying approximately 14-17% body depth directly posterior to abdominal cavity; and monophasic, headpositive electric organ discharge (EOD) waveform, approximately 2.1 milliseconds in duration in both sexes at 25°C (Ref. 94132).
Biology:  Usually found in floating meadow habitats on the margins of the Amazonas/Solimões River and its tributaries. Often collected with Brachyhypopomus walteri (Ref. 94132).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 27 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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