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Apure Knifefish (Rhabdolichops caviceps)
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Apure Knifefish (Rhabdolichops caviceps) specimen
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Sternopygidae

Apure Knifefish

Rhabdolichops caviceps

Sternopygid Fish of the Orinoco Basin

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

Apure Knifefish is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Maximum length
31 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Orinoco and Amazon basins.
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