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Ecological Illustration of Sternopygus arenatus (Sternopygus arenatus)
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Sternopygidae

Sternopygus arenatus

Sternopygus arenatus

Fish Reaching Fifty Six Centimeters in South American Waters

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

Sternopygus arenatus is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 56 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Neotropical Knifefishes
Family
Sternopygidae
Genus
Sternopygus
Water type
Freshwater
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