Longtail knifefish
Sternopygus macrurus
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Gymnotiformes
- Family
- Sternopygidae
Sternopygus est un genre de poissons gymnotiformes de la famille des Sternopygidae. Distribution Les espèces de ce genre se rencontrent en Amérique du Sud. Description Ce sont des poissons électriques.
Sternopygus is a genus of glass knifefishes found in tropical and subtropical South America (south to the Río de la Plata Basin), and Panama. It is the only extant member of the subfamily Sternopyginae, with the related fossil genus †Humboldtichthys also known from Bolivia. They inhabit a wide range of freshwater habitats, from fast-flowing rivers to essentially static waters in floodplains, and shallow habitats to the bottom of deep rivers.
Sternopygus macrurus es una especie de pez de agua dulce del género Sternopygus de la familia Sternopygidae. Se distribuye en ambientes acuáticos de Sudamérica cálida, y es denominada comúnmente cuchilla, banderola, bío del río, etc. Posee algo de importancia comercial en acuariología.
Distribution
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