Brachyhypopomus gauderio

Brachyhypopomus gauderio

Fourteen Point Nine Centimeters Hypopomid Fish from South American Waters

Brachyhypopomus gauderio is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 14.9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Neotropical Knifefishes
Family: Hypopomidae
Genus: Brachyhypopomus
Maximum length: 14.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. Brachyhypopomus gauderio is known from the Laguna dos Patos, Rio Uruguay and Rio Tramandaí drainages in the Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, being widely distributed from the central, southern and coastal regions of the state. It also occurs in the Rio Uruguay basin in Uruguay and in the Rio Paraguay basin in Paraguay (Ref. 80844 ).

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