Biology:Sternopygus
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| Sternopygus aequilabiatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Sternopygidae |
| Genus: | Sternopygus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849 |
Sternopygus is a genus of glass knifefishes found in tropical and subtropical South America (south to the Río de la Plata Basin), and Panama. They inhabit a wide range of freshwater habitats, from fast-flowing rivers to essentially static waters in floodplains, and shallow habitats to the bottom of deep rivers. S. macrurus will even visit brackish mangrove to feed.[1]
They are medium to large knifefish, with a maximum total length of 23–140 cm (0.8–4.6 ft) depending on the exact species.[1][2] They feed on invertebrates, small fish and fruits.[1] Most members of Gymnotiformes are nocturnal, but Sternopygus are both nocturnal[1] and diurnal.[3]
Species
There are currently eleven recognized species in this genus.[2][4][5]
- Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt, 1805)
- Sternopygus arenatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
- Sternopygus astrabes Mago-Leccia, 1994
- Sternopygus branco Crampton, Hulen & Albert, 2004
- Sternopygus dariensis Meek & Hildebrand 1916
- Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Longtail knifefish)
- Sternopygus obtusirostris Steindachner, 1881
- Sternopygus pejeraton L. P. Schultz, 1949
- Sternopygus sabaji Torgersen & Albert, 2022
- Sternopygus sarae Torgersen, Galindo-Cuervo, Reis & Albert, 2023
- Sternopygus xingu Albert & W. L. Fink, 1996
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. 2017. pp. 344–345. ISBN 978-0691170749.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Sternopygus in FishBase. December 2017 version.
- ↑ Galvis; Mojica; Duque; Castellanos; Sánchez-Duarte; Arce; Gutiérrez; Jiménez et al. (2006) (in Spanish). Peces del medio Amazonas, Región de Leticia. Conservación Internacional. p. 358. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252006000400011. ISBN 978-958-97690-6-5.
- ↑ Torgersen, Kevin T.; Albert, James S. (November 2022). "A New Species of Sternopygus (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from the Atlantic Coast of the Guiana Shield". Ichthyology & Herpetology 110 (4): 714–727. doi:10.1643/i2022013. ISSN 2766-1512. https://bioone.org/journals/ichthyology-and-herpetology/volume-110/issue-4/i2022013/A-New-Species-of-Sternopygus-Gymnotiformes--Sternopygidae-from-the/10.1643/i2022013.full.
- ↑ "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. 8 May 2018. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp.
Wikidata ☰ Q3498801 entry
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