Brachyhypopomus draco

The Brachyhypopomus draco lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Brachyhypopomus draco, a new sexually dimorphic species of Neotropical electric fish from southern South America (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae) Julia Giora, Luiz R. More

The new species is named Brachyhypopomus draco in a recent issue of the journal Neotropical Ichthyology, and can be distinguished from congeners by the extreme broadening of the distal portion of the caudal filament in males during the reproductive period to form a distinct paddle shaped More

Brachyhypopomus draco, a new sexually dimorphic species of Neotropical electric fish from southern South America (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae) Julia GioraI; Luiz R. MalabarbaI; William CramptonII IUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, IB, Departamento de Zoologia, Av. More

Order : Gymnotiformes
Family : Hypopomidae
Genus : Brachyhypopomus
Species : Brachyhypopomus draco
Authority : Giora, Malabarba & Crampton,2008