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Sternopygus
Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sternopygus is a genus of glass knifefishes found in tropical and subtropical South America (south to the Río de la Plata Basin), and Panama. It is the only extant extant member of the subfamily Sternopyginae, with the related fossil genus Humboldtichthys also known from Bolivia.[1][2]
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They inhabit a wide range of freshwater habitats, from fast-flowing rivers to essentially static waters in floodplains, and shallow habitats to the bottom of deep rivers. S. macrurus will even visit brackish mangroves to feed.[3]
They are medium to large knifefish, with a maximum total length of 23–140 cm (0.8–4.6 ft) depending on the exact species.[3][4] They feed on invertebrates, small fish and fruits.[3] Most members of Gymnotiformes are nocturnal, but Sternopygus are both nocturnal[3] and diurnal.[5]
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Species
There are currently eleven recognized species in this genus.[4][6][7]
- Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt, 1805)
- Sternopygus arenatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
- Sternopygus astrabes Mago-Leccia, 1994
- Sternopygus branco Crampton, Hulen & Albert, 2004
- Sternopygus dariensis Meek & Hildebrand 1916
- Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Longtail knifefish)
- Sternopygus obtusirostris Steindachner, 1881
- Sternopygus pejeraton L. P. Schultz, 1949
- Sternopygus sabaji Torgersen & Albert, 2022[8]
- Sternopygus sarae Torgersen, Galindo-Cuervo, Reis & Albert, 2023
- Sternopygus xingu Albert & W. L. Fink, 1996
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References
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