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Barred knifefish (Steatogenys elegans)
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Ecological Illustration of Barred knifefish (Steatogenys elegans)
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Rhamphichthyidae

Barred knifefish

Steatogenys elegans

Rhamphichthyid Fish in the Amazon Basin

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

Barred knifefish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 29.4 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Neotropical Knifefishes
Family
Rhamphichthyidae
Genus
Steatogenys
Water type
Freshwater
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