TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 04

Sternopygidae

Sternopygidae
Genera
7
Species
56

SPECIES INDEX

Species in this family

Browse all 56 published species in Sternopygidae.

56 published species in this family

Rattail Knifefish (Eigenmannia trilineata)

Sternopygidae

Rattail Knifefish

Eigenmannia trilineata
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 25 cm

Sternopygidae

Sternopygus branco

Sternopygus branco
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 49.2 cm
Eigenmannia humboldtii

Sternopygidae

Eigenmannia humboldtii

Eigenmannia humboldtii
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 48.6 cm

Sternopygidae

Rhabdolichops lundbergi

Rhabdolichops lundbergi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 24.1 cm

Sternopygidae

Sternopygus castroi

Sternopygus castroi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 19.6 cm

Sternopygidae

Rhabdolichops stewarti

Rhabdolichops stewarti
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 20.7 cm
Rhabdolichops eastwardi

Sternopygidae

Rhabdolichops eastwardi

Rhabdolichops eastwardi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 30.9 cm

Sternopygidae

Kirschbaum's Knifefish

Japigny kirschbaum
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 22 cm
Longtail knifefish (Sternopygus macrurus)

Sternopygidae

Longtail knifefish

Sternopygus macrurus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 141 cm
Eigenmannia macrops

Sternopygidae

Eigenmannia macrops

Eigenmannia macrops
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 25.2 cm

Sternopygidae

Sternopygus pejeraton

Sternopygus pejeraton
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 50 cm

Sternopygidae

Eigenmannia microstomus

Eigenmannia microstomus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 36 cm

Sternopygidae

Knifefish

Archolaemus blax
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 43.5 cm
Cave Knifefish (Eigenmannia vicentespelaea)

Sternopygidae

Cave Knifefish

Eigenmannia vicentespelaea
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 20.8 cm

Sternopygidae

Razor Knifefish

Rhabdolichops navalha
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 16.1 cm

Sternopygidae

Xingu Knifefish

Sternopygus xingu
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 52.5 cm

Sternopygidae

Rhinosternarchus goajira

Rhinosternarchus goajira
  • Freshwater

Sternopygidae

Black Translucent Knifefish

Eigenmannia nigra
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 47.6 cm

Sternopygidae

Phantom Knifefish

Rhabdolichops jegui
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 31.9 cm

Sternopygidae

Rhabdolichops nigrimans

Rhabdolichops nigrimans
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 43.1 cm

Sternopygidae

Rhabdolichops troscheli

Rhabdolichops troscheli
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 49 cm

Sternopygidae

Orinoco Translucent Knifefish

Rhabdolichops electrogrammus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 29.2 cm
Sternopygus arenatus

Sternopygidae

Sternopygus arenatus

Sternopygus arenatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 56 cm
Blue-green Knifefish (Sternopygus aequilabiatus)

Sternopygidae

Blue-green Knifefish

Sternopygus aequilabiatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 81 cm