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Hypopomidae (Bluntnose knifefishes)
Etymology: Akawaio: Named for Akawaio Amerindians that populate the region of the upper Mazaruni and to recognize their valuable help while studying the fishes of their lands. A masculine noun; penak: From the Akawaio name ‘penak’, which is apparently used unambiguously for this species. A masculine noun in apposition.
Eponymy: The Akawaio Amerindians who live in the region of the upper Mazaruni River, Guyana, were thanked for their valuable help while the describers studied the fishes of their territory. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: endemic to the upper Mazaruni River in Guyana.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.7 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 94087)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raios anais moles: 173 - 199. Can be diagnosed by the following characters: coracoid with a foramen; opercle with concave posterior margin; one ossified basibranchial; absence of postpectoral or humeral accessory electric organs; 14 total pectoral-fin rays (ii-iii) (shared with ranges of some Brachyhypopomus species0; 173-199 anal-fin rays (shared with ranges of few species of Brachyhypopomus and Microsternarchus); snout length 24.7-32.6% HL; five pectoral radials, in some individuals four partially fused to five (shared with Hypopomus species); mesopterygoid with short or reduced ascending process (shared with Microsternarchus species); mesocoracoid bridge absent (shared with most species of Brachyhypopomus, Microsternarchus and Racenisia); and 17 precaudal vertebrae (shared with some Brachyhypopomus species) (Ref. 94087).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., H. López-Fernández, D.C. Taphorn, C.R. Bernard, W.G.R. Crampton and N. Lovejoy, 2013. Akawaio penak, a new genus and species of Neotropical electric fish (Gymnotiformes, Hypopomidae) endemic to the upper Mazarumi River in the Guiana Shield. Zoologica Scripta (Ref. 94087)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaçada (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 14 December 2022
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00141 - 0.00980), b=3.06 (2.83 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
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