Hypopomidae

Bluntnose knifefish

Brachyhypopomus brevirostris

Hypopomid Fish beneath South American Waters

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Bluntnose knifefish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 34.7 cm.