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Rhamphichthyidae (Sand knifefishes)
Etymology: Rhamphichthys: Greek, rhamphos = bill, peak + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
South America: Paraná River basin (Ref. 30500). Reported from the Uruguay River (Ref. 79585).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30500)
Reported to reach 70 cm TL (Ref. 81048).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Campos-da-Paz, R. and H.-J. Paepke, 1994. On Sternarchorhamphus hahni, a member of the rhamphichthyid genus Rhamphichthys (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 5(2):155-159. (Ref. 30500)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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