Microsternarchus brevis

Microsternarchus brevis

Five Point Three Centimeters Hypopomid Fish of the Brazilian Coast

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Anguilliform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Microsternarchus brevis is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 5.3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Neotropical Knifefishes
Family: Hypopomidae
Genus: Microsternarchus
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: anguilliform