Longtail knifefish
Sternopygus macrurus
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A large electric knifefish from South America.
- Scientific name
- Sternopygus macrurus
- Family
- Sternopygidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Sternopygidae
- Order
- Gymnotiformes
- Synonyms
- Carapus sanguinolentus, Gymnotus macrurus, Hildatia brasiliensis, Sternopygus marcgravii, Sternopygus obtusirostris
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 6–6.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 4–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 140.5 cm
- Lifespan
- 15 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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