Order

Gymnotiformes

204 species in this order. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 3 of 4

Gymnotus jonasi

Gymnotus jonasi

Gymnotidae

Gymnotus mamiraua

Gymnotus mamiraua

Gymnotidae

Gymnotus obscurus

Gymnotus obscurus

Gymnotidae
Gymnotus omarorum

Gymnotus omarorum

Gymnotus omarorum

Gymnotidae

Morenita

Gymnotus pantanal

Gymnotidae
Panther Knifefish

Panther Knifefish

Gymnotus pantherinus

Gymnotidae
Gymnotus paraguensis

Gymnotus paraguensis

Gymnotus paraguensis

Gymnotidae

Zebra Knifefish

Gymnotus pedanopterus

Gymnotidae

Gymnotus refugio

Gymnotus refugio

Gymnotidae

Gymnotus stenoleucus

Gymnotus stenoleucus

Gymnotidae
Gymnotus sylvius

Gymnotus sylvius

Gymnotus sylvius

Gymnotidae

Tiger Knifefish

Gymnotus tigre

Gymnotidae

Gymnotus ucamara

Gymnotus ucamara

Gymnotidae

Poisson-couteau, Hypopomus d’Artedi,

Hypopomus artedi

Hypopomidae

Hypopygus benoneae

Hypopygus benoneae

Hypopomidae

Hypopygus cryptogenes

Hypopygus cryptogenes

Hypopomidae

Bluntnose knifefish

Hypopygus lepturus

Hypopomidae
Hypopygus neblinae

Hypopygus neblinae

Hypopygus neblinae

Hypopomidae

Hypopygus nijsseni

Hypopygus nijsseni

Hypopomidae

Kirschbaum knifefish

Japigny kirschbaum

Sternopygidae

Melanosternarchus amaru

Melanosternarchus amaru

Apteronotidae

Microsternarchus bilineatus

Microsternarchus bilineatus

Hypopomidae

Microsternarchus brevis

Microsternarchus brevis

Hypopomidae

Microsternarchus javieri

Microsternarchus javieri

Hypopomidae

Tamandua Knifefish

Orthosternarchus tamandua

Apteronotidae

Dolphin knife fish

Parapteronotus hasemani

Apteronotidae

Pariosternarchus amazonensis

Pariosternarchus amazonensis

Apteronotidae

Anguila

Platyurosternarchus macrostoma

Apteronotidae

Porotergus duende

Porotergus duende

Apteronotidae

Porotergus gimbeli

Porotergus gimbeli

Apteronotidae

Ghost knifefish

Porotergus gymnotus

Apteronotidae

Porotergus sambaibensis

Porotergus sambaibensis

Apteronotidae

Racenisia fimbriipinna

Racenisia fimbriipinna

Hypopomidae

Apure Knifefish

Rhabdolichops caviceps

Sternopygidae

Rhabdolichops eastwardi

Rhabdolichops eastwardi

Sternopygidae

Orinoco Translucent Knifefish

Rhabdolichops electrogrammus

Sternopygidae

Rhabdolichops lundbergi

Rhabdolichops lundbergi

Sternopygidae

Razor Knifefish

Rhabdolichops navalha

Sternopygidae

Rhabdolichops nigrimans

Rhabdolichops nigrimans

Sternopygidae

Rhabdolichops troscheli

Rhabdolichops troscheli

Sternopygidae

Rhabdolichops zareti

Rhabdolichops zareti

Sternopygidae

Rhamphichthys apurensis

Rhamphichthys apurensis

Rhamphichthyidae

Rhamphichthys atlanticus

Rhamphichthys atlanticus

Rhamphichthyidae

Rhamphichthys drepanium

Rhamphichthys drepanium

Rhamphichthyidae
Morena Picuda

Morena Picuda

Rhamphichthys hahni

Rhamphichthyidae

Rhamphichthys heleios

Rhamphichthys heleios

Rhamphichthyidae

Rhamphichthys lineatus

Rhamphichthys lineatus

Rhamphichthyidae

Rhamphichthys marmoratus

Rhamphichthys marmoratus

Rhamphichthyidae

Rhamphichthys pantherinus

Rhamphichthys pantherinus

Rhamphichthyidae
Sand knifefish

Sand knifefish

Rhamphichthys rostratus

Rhamphichthyidae
centipede knifefish

centipede knifefish

Steatogenys duidae

Hypopomidae

Barred Knifefish

Steatogenys elegans

Hypopomidae

Sternarchella calhamazon

Sternarchella calhamazon

Apteronotidae

Sternarchella duccis

Sternarchella duccis

Apteronotidae

Sternarchella orthos

Sternarchella orthos

Apteronotidae

Sternarchella raptor

Sternarchella raptor

Apteronotidae

Sternarchella rex

Sternarchella rex

Apteronotidae

Sternarchella schotti

Sternarchella schotti

Apteronotidae

Sternarchella sima

Sternarchella sima

Apteronotidae

Sternarchogiton nattereri

Sternarchogiton nattereri

Apteronotidae