Stegostenopos cryptogenes

Stegostenopos cryptogenes
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Hypopomidae
Genus: Stegostenopos
Triques, 1997
Species: S. cryptogenes
Binomial name
Stegostenopos cryptogenes
Triques, 1997
Synonyms
  • Steatogenys cryptogenes (Triques, 1997)

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 length of 9.8 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It is the only member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Stegostenopos cryptogenes" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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