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Sand Knifefishes
Rhamphichthyidae
Sand knifefish are freshwater electric fish of the Rhamphichthyidae family, from South America. There are only 3 genera and 16 species in this group.
5 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 26 known species
Gymnorhamphichthys
genusGymnorhamphichthys
Rhamphichthys
genusRhamphichthys
Steatogenys
genusSteatogenys
Hypopygus
genusHypopygus
Iracema
genusIracema
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86043.