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Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes)
Etymology: Rhabdolichops: Greek, rhabdos = stick + Greek, dolichos = long (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: ‘Eastward’ is the name of a Research Vessel that at one time was owned by the Duke University Oceanographic Program. It supported two ichthyological expeditions to the lower Orinoco. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Orinoco and Amazon basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137577)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mago-Leccia, F., 1994. Electric fishes of the continental waters of America. Fundacion para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Fisicas, Matematicas y Naturales (FUDECI), Biblioteca de la Academia de Ciencias Fisicas. Matematicas y Naturales, Caracas, Venezuela. vol. 29 . 206 p. (Ref. 26457)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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