Barred knifefish
Steatogenys elegans
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A barred knifefish from the Amazon and Orinoco basins and the Guianas. It reaches 20 to 30 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Steatogenys elegans
- Family
- Hypopomidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Hypopomidae
- Order
- Gymnotiformes
- Synonyms
- Brachyhypopomus elegans, Rhamphichthys elegans, Rhamphichthys mirabilis, Steatogenes elegans
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 6–6.5
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 29.4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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