Banded knifefish
(Gymnotus carapo)

Classification

Species: Gymnotus carapo
Genus: Gymnotus
Family: Gymnotidae - Naked-back knifefishes
Order: Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Banded knifefish
Habitat: Freshwater
Distribution:

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