Hypopygus cryptogenes
Species of fish
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Hypopygus 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 15 cm (5.9 in).[2] It is the only member of the genus Stegostenopos according to FishBase,[3] but studies have shown that it belongs in Hypopygus (making Stegostenopos a junior synonym) and this is followed by the Catalog of Fishes.[2][4][5]
| Hypopygus cryptogenes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Rhamphichthyidae |
| Genus: | Hypopygus |
| Species: | H. cryptogenes |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypopygus cryptogenes (Triques, 1997) | |
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