Longtail knifefish (Sternopygus macrurus)

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General data
- Main name: Longtail knifefish
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: South America
- Distribution: Magdalena, Amazon, Orinoco, Parana, Tocantins river, Parnaiba River, View all... Sao Francisco River
Classification
- Genus: Sternopygus - Sternopygus
- Family: Sternopygidae - Glass knifefishes
- Order: Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
South America: Magdalena River basin; entire extent of the Amazon and Orinoco River basins below approximately 500 m elevation including Napo River of western Ecuador and Madre de Dios River of Peru; all drainages of the Guianas Shield; Atlantic drainages of northeastern Brazil (Tocantins, Parnaíba, Pindaré, Itapicuru, and Salgado rivers); São Francisco River basin; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Paraguay-Paraná River basin. Max length: 141 cm TL