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Rattail Knifefish (Eigenmannia trilineata)
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Ecological Illustration of Rattail Knifefish (Eigenmannia trilineata)
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Sternopygidae

Rattail Knifefish

Eigenmannia trilineata

Twenty Five Centimeters Sternopygid Fish

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Rattail Knifefish is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 25 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Neotropical Knifefishes
Family
Sternopygidae
Genus
Eigenmannia
Water type
Freshwater
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