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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Sternopygidae Glass knifefishes

Genus: Distocyclus

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3 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Distocyclus conirostris
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South America
Max. Length 49.6 cm TL
 
Distocyclus goajira
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 33.1 cm TL
 
Distocyclus guchereauae
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3 Species of Family Sternopygidae with Genus Distocyclus
(Glass knifefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1942 Distocyclus conirostris South America 50 TL
1949 Distocyclus goajira South America 49.6 TL
2014 Distocyclus guchereauae South America 33.1 TL



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