Sternopygus xingu Albert & Fink, 1996

Family:  Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes)
Max. size:  52.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Xingu and lower Tocantins River basins in Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Anal soft rays: 224-330
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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