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Gymnotus pedanopterus Mago-Leccia, 1994 |
| Family: | Gymnotidae (Naked-back knifefishes), subfamily: Gymnotinae | |||
| Max. size: | 28.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Southern part of Venezuela, including Territorio Amazonas and south of Estado Apure; also known from tributaries of Rio Negro in Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal soft rays: 222-290; Vertebrae: 96-99. Distance between tip of pectoral fin and origin of anal fin less than one pectoral fin length; dark oblique bands on body 18-30 (usually below 30); dark and pale oblique bands with straight borders; greatest body depth 7-11% in total length; eye diameter 33-43% of interocular distance; head length 68-78% of preanal fin distance; maximum scale rows above lateral line 12-13; precaudal vertebrae 31-32; caudal vertebrae 65-67. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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