| Family: |
Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes) |
| Max. size: |
23.3 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Orinoco, Casiquiare, and Negro River basins. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal soft rays: 170-302. Two to four black wide vertical bands on the body, resembling saddles; long tail (20-30% in total length); 20-22 precaudal vertebrae (Ref. 26457). |
| Biology: |
Maximum length reported to reach 35.5 cm TL (Ref. 26457). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2020 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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