Hypopomus artedi (Kaup, 1856)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hypopomus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Hypopomidae, the bluntnose knifefishes. The only species in the genus is Hypopomus artedi, a species found in Argentina, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Hypopomus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:52:01.842652+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypopomus artedi (Kaup, 1856)
- Name authority
- (Kaup, 1856)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gymnotiformes
- Family
- Hypopomidae
- Genus
- Hypopomus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGymnotiformes
- suborderPulseoidei Janzen, Sabaj, Crampton & Lovejoy, 2026
- superfamilyRhamphichthyoidea Regan, 1911
- familyHypopomidae Eigenmann, 1912
- genusHypopomus Gill, 1864
- speciesHypopomus artedi (Kaup, 1856)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hypopomus artedii (Kaup, 1856) (Kaup, 1856) | synonym |
| Hypopomus muelleri (Kaup, 1856) (Kaup, 1856) | synonym |
| Hypopomus mulleri (Kaup, 1856) (Kaup, 1856) | synonym |
| Rhamphichthys artedi Kaup, 1856 Kaup, 1856 | synonym |
| Rhamphichthys mulleri Kaup, 1856 Kaup, 1856 | synonym |
| Parupygus litaniensis Hoedeman, 1962 Hoedeman, 1962 | synonym |
| Parupygus savannensis Hoedeman, 1962 Hoedeman, 1962 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1021436 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3NXYW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.