Blue-green Knifefish

Sternopygus aequilabiatus

Elongated Sternopygid Fish from Colombian Waters

Blue
Green
Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

Blue-green Knifefish is known around Central and South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 81 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Neotropical Knifefishes
Family: Sternopygidae
Genus: Sternopygus
Maximum length: 81 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Central and South America: Magdalena River basin in Colombia and Tuyra River in Panama,
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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