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Gymnotidae
banded knifefish
Gymnotus carapo
Male digging pits for eggs
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- South America
- Elongated
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
Largebanded knifefish is a freshwater fish of Central and South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 76 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Gymnotidae
- Genus
- Gymnotus
- Maximum length
- 76 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Central and South America: southern Mexico to Paraguay, including Trinidad.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
