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Family: Sternopygidae Glass knifefishes



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37 species (see list below)

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Photo by de Santana, C.D.

South America
Max. Length 43.5 cm TL
Archolaemus blax Korringa, 1970

Photo by de Santana, C.D.
 
Archolaemus blax
[]

Photo by de Santana, C.D.

South America
Max. Length 34.2 cm TL
Archolaemus ferreirai Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012

Photo by de Santana, C.D.
 
Archolaemus ferreirai
[]

Photo by de Santana, C.D.

South America
Max. Length 40.2 cm TL
Archolaemus janeae Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012

Photo by de Santana, C.D.
 
Archolaemus janeae
[]

Photo by de Santana, C.D.

South America
Max. Length 49.7 cm TL
Archolaemus luciae Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012

Photo by de Santana, C.D.
 
Archolaemus luciae
[]

Photo by de Santana, C.D.

South America

Archolaemus orientalis Stewart, Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012

Photo by de Santana, C.D.
 
Archolaemus orientalis
[]

Photo by de Santana, C.D.

South America
Max. Length 21.2 cm TL
Archolaemus santosi Vari, de Santana & Wosiacki, 2012

Photo by de Santana, C.D.
 
Archolaemus santosi
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Distocyclus conirostris
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 49.6 cm TL
 
Distocyclus goajira
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 33.1 cm TL
 
Distocyclus guchereauae
[]

Photo by Alvarez, F.

South America
Max. Length 48.6 cm SL
Eigenmannia humboldtii (Steindachner, 1878)

Photo by Alvarez, F.
 
Eigenmannia humboldtii
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 48.5 cm TL
 
Eigenmannia limbata
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 25.2 cm TL
Eigenmannia macrops (Boulenger, 1897)

Photo by Holm, E.
 
Eigenmannia macrops
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 18.7 cm TL
 
Eigenmannia microstoma
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 47.6 cm TL
 
Eigenmannia nigra
[]

Photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia

South America
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Eigenmannia trilineata López & Castello, 1966

Photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia
 
Eigenmannia trilineata
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Eigenmannia vicentespelaea
[]

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 44 cm SL
Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Eigenmannia virescens
[Glass knifefish]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Japigny kirschbaum
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 31 cm TL
 
Rhabdolichops caviceps
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 27.6 cm TL
 
Rhabdolichops eastwardi
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 29.2 cm TL
 
Rhabdolichops electrogrammus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 31.9 cm TL
 
Rhabdolichops jegui
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 24.1 cm TL
 
Rhabdolichops lundbergi
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 16.1 cm SL
 
Rhabdolichops navalha
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 43.1 cm TL
 
Rhabdolichops nigrimans
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 20.7 cm TL
 
Rhabdolichops stewarti
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 49 cm TL
 
Rhabdolichops troscheli
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
 
Rhabdolichops zareti
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Central and South America
Max. Length 81 cm SL
Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt, 1805)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Sternopygus aequilabiatus
[]

Photo by Revelo, W. & Laaz, E.

South America
Max. Length 56 cm TL
Sternopygus arenatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)

Photo by Revelo, W. & Laaz, E.
 
Sternopygus arenatus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 23.3 cm TL
 
Sternopygus astrabes
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 49.2 cm TL
 
Sternopygus branco
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 19.6 cm TL
 
Sternopygus castroi
[]

Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M.

South America
Max. Length 140.5 cm TL
Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M.
 
Sternopygus macrurus
[Longtail knifefish]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 56 cm TL
 
Sternopygus obtusirostris
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Sternopygus pejeraton
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 52.5 cm TL
 
Sternopygus xingu
[]
37 Species of Family Sternopygidae
(Glass knifefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1970 Archolaemus blax South America 43.5 TL
2012 Archolaemus ferreirai South America 34.2 TL
2012 Archolaemus janeae South America 40.2 TL
2012 Archolaemus luciae South America 49.7 TL
2012 Archolaemus orientalis South America
2012 Archolaemus santosi South America 21.2 TL
1942 Distocyclus conirostris South America 50 TL
1949 Distocyclus goajira South America 49.6 TL
2014 Distocyclus guchereauae South America 33.1 TL
1878 Eigenmannia humboldtii South America 48.6 SL
1903 Eigenmannia limbata South America 48.5 TL
1897 Eigenmannia macrops South America 25.2 TL
1852 Eigenmannia microstoma South America 18.7 TL
1994 Eigenmannia nigra South America 47.6 TL
1966 Eigenmannia trilineata South America 25 TL
1996 Eigenmannia vicentespelaea South America 12 TL
1836 Eigenmannia virescens Glass knifefish South America 44 SL
2011 Japigny kirschbaum South America 22 TL
1968 Rhabdolichops caviceps South America 31 TL
1986 Rhabdolichops eastwardi South America 27.6 TL
1986 Rhabdolichops electrogrammus South America 29.2 TL
2000 Rhabdolichops jegui South America 31.9 TL
2006 Rhabdolichops lundbergi South America 24.1 TL
2006 Rhabdolichops navalha South America 16.1 SL
2006 Rhabdolichops nigrimans South America 43.1 TL
1986 Rhabdolichops stewarti South America 20.7 TL
1856 Rhabdolichops troscheli South America 49 TL
1986 Rhabdolichops zareti South America 22.5 TL
1805 Sternopygus aequilabiatus Central and South America 81 SL
1850 Sternopygus arenatus South America 56 TL
1994 Sternopygus astrabes South America 23.3 TL
2004 Sternopygus branco South America 49.2 TL
2000 Sternopygus castroi South America 19.6 TL
1801 Sternopygus macrurus Longtail knifefish South America 140.5 TL
1881 Sternopygus obtusirostris South America 56 TL
1949 Sternopygus pejeraton South America 50 TL
1996 Sternopygus xingu South America 52.5 TL



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