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Stegostenopos cryptogenes

(Stegostenopos cryptogenes)

Description

Stegostenopos 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). It is the only member of its genus according to FishBase, but studies have shown that it belongs in Hypopygus (making Stegostenopos a junior synonym) and this is followed by the Catalog of Fishes.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Gymnotiformes
Family:Hypopomidae
Genus:Stegostenopos
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