Sternopygidae
Also known as: Glasknivfisk, Glass Knifefishes, Peces cuchillo de cristal, Rattail Knifefishes, dlouhoocaskovití, glass knifefishes, lasiveitsikalat, Стернопиговые
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Gymnotiformes |
| Family | Sternopygidae |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER |
| Genera | 6 |
| Species records held | 58 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 112 |
| GBIF key | 7672 |
Genera in Sternopygidae
- Eigenmannia — 26 species: Eigenmannia antonioi, Eigenmannia besouro, Eigenmannia camposi, Eigenmannia correntes, Eigenmannia desantanai, Eigenmannia dutrai, Eigenmannia guairaca, Eigenmannia humboldtii
- Sternopygus — 12 species: Sternopygus aequilabiatus, Sternopygus arenatus, Sternopygus astrabes, Sternopygus branco, Sternopygus carapus, Sternopygus castroi, Sternopygus macrurus, Sternopygus obtusirostris
- Rhabdolichops — 10 species: Rhabdolichops caviceps, Rhabdolichops eastwardi, Rhabdolichops electrogrammus, Rhabdolichops jegui, Rhabdolichops lundbergi, Rhabdolichops navalha, Rhabdolichops nigrimans, Rhabdolichops stewarti
- Archolaemus — 6 species: Archolaemus blax, Archolaemus ferreirai, Archolaemus janeae, Archolaemus luciae, Archolaemus orientalis, Archolaemus santosi
- Distocyclus — 3 species: Distocyclus conirostris, Distocyclus goajira, Distocyclus guchereauae
- Japigny — 1 species: Japigny kirschbaum
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.