centipede knifefish

Steatogenys duidae

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Hypopomidae

Steatogenys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Rhamphichthyidae, the sand kinifefishes. The fishes in this genus are found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo river basins in tropical South America. The widespread and common S.

Distribution

centipede knifefish — (c) Silva-Oliveira C, Canto ALC, Ribeiro FRV, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 13

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Silva-Oliveira C, Canto ALC, Ribeiro FRV, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionSteatogenys, Wikipedia contributors

centipede knifefish

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