| Family: |
Rhamphichthyidae (Sand knifefishes) |
| Max. size: |
45 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Amazon, and Orinoco basins. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0. Swim-bladder in adults reduced to a small narrow tube-like body generally thick-walled; oblique transversal dark bars interrupted dorsally, not crossing or reaching the sagittal line, the upper extremities of these bars being widened resembling the form of a small sickle. Anal fin rays 308-417; no caudal fin (Ref. 30543). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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