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Rhamphichthyidae

Marsh knifefish

Rhamphichthys heleios

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
40 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
South America: Solimões and Amazon rivers in Brazil upstream of the mouth of the Madeira River; also from a single locality in the Guaporé River in Brazil.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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