Barred knifefish
(Steatogenys elegans)

Classification

Species: Steatogenys elegans
Genus: Steatogenys
Family: Hypopomidae - Bluntnose knifefishes
Order: Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Barred knifefish
Habitat: Freshwater
Distribution:

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