Description

Anal soft rays: 132 - 164; Vertebrae: 70 - 82. Can be distinguished by having the following characters: seven to eight dark and clear alternating wide vertical bands on body; a foramen in the scapula; 14-15 precaudal vertebrae; 132-164 anal-fin rays (vs. more than 160 in all known Sternopygids); snout short (less than one third heald length); and mouth subterminal (Ref. 86967).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gymnotiformes

Family: Sternopygidae

Genus: Japigny

Species: Japigny kirschbaum Meunier, Jégu & Keith, 2011

Climate Zone

Biology

Caught with Anostomus brevior and Cynopotamus essequibensis (Ref. 86967).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

Harmless