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Gymnotidae (Naked-back knifefishes)
Etymology: Gymnotus: Greek, gymnos = naked (Ref. 45335); javari: Named for the Rio Javari (Ref. 49716).
Medioambiente / Clima / Gama
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical, preferred ?
South America: Western Amazon, from the Río Amazonas, the lower portions of the Napo, Javari and Ucayali basins.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.1 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 49716)
Short description
Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos anales: 180 - 240. Color pattern composed of narrow pale bands (about 1/4 width of dark bands) on anterior half of body, approximately equally narrow dorsally and ventrally, and 5-8 partially divided, often H-shaped dark bands on posterior half of body (Ref. 49716).
Collected from the lower reaches of meandering upland (non-floodplain) streams, in undercut banks and submerged vegetation (Ref. 49730).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Albert, J.S. and W.G.R. Crampton, 2003. Seven new species of the neotropical electric fish Gymnotus (Teleostei, Gymnotiformes) with a redescription of G. carapo (Linnaeus). Zootaxa 287:1-54. (Ref. 49716)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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