Steatogenys elegans
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Steatogenys elegans, the barred knifefish, is a species of Hypopomidae (bluntnose knifefishes) found in tropical South America. It is the type species of its genus. It is an electric fish found in a wide range of freshwater habitats in the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo river basins.[3][4] It reaches almost 30 cm (1 ft) in total length.[3]
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Steatogenys elegans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gymnotiformes |
Family: | Hypopomidae |
Genus: | Steatogenys |
Species: | S. elegans |
Binomial name | |
Steatogenys elegans (Steindachner, 1880)[2] | |
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