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Gymnotus panamensis Albert & Crampton, 2003 |
| Family: | Gymnotidae (Naked-back knifefishes), subfamily: Gymnotinae | |||
| Max. size: | 23.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Central America: known only from the type locality, Río Cricamola on the Atlantic slope of western Panama. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal soft rays: 270-270. Color pattern composed of dark pigment bands on the anterior 2/3 of body which are mottled and blotched with numerous, small (1-2 scales wide), irregularly-formed cream-colored patches, such that the pattern of alternating pale and dark bands is highly obscured (Ref. 49716). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 22 October 2019 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||