Brachyhypopomus Menezesi
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; Occurs in small rivers, streams, and lakes based on geographical coordinates and labels accompanying the examined museum specimens. Stomach contents of a single specimen consisted of aquatic insect larvae, mostly Chironomidae .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Brachyhypopomus menezesi is distinguished from other species of the genus Brachyhypopomus by the following combination of characters: presence of accessory electric organ over the opercular region (vs. absence in all congeners except B. bombilla and B. regani); dorsal surface with large dark blotches against a lighter background (vs. dorsal surface speckled with small brown chromatophores on a pale background in B. bombilla); and caudal filament length 24.7-33.3% of length to end of anal fin (vs. 11.1-17.9% in B. regain) .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Brachyhypopomus Menezesi is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical South America: middle and upper rio São Francisco drainage in Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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