Sternopygus
| Sternopygus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Sternopygidae |
| Genus: | Sternopygus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849 |
Sternopygus is a genus of glass knifefishes found in tropical South America and Panama. There are currently eight described species in this genus.
Species
- Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt, 1805)
- Sternopygus arenatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
- Sternopygus astrabes Mago-Leccia, 1994
- Sternopygus branco Crampton, Hulen & Albert, 2004
- Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Longtail knifefish)
- Sternopygus obtusirostris Steindachner, 1881
- Sternopygus pejeraton L. P. Schultz, 1949
- Sternopygus xingu Albert & W. L. Fink, 1996
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Sternopygus in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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