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Rhamphichthys
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Rhamphichthys

Rhamphichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Rhamphichthyidae, the sand knifefishes. These fish are eel shaped (or anguiform) with a distinct beak like snout which gave them their name. Like most other knifefish Rhamphichthys species have electrical organs that help them live in the murky waters of South America.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Rhamphichthys rostratus

speciesRhamphichthys rostratus

Rhamphichthys hahni

speciesRhamphichthys hahni

Rhamphichthys drepanium

speciesRhamphichthys drepanium

Rhamphichthys lineatus

speciesRhamphichthys lineatus

Rhamphichthys heleios

speciesRhamphichthys heleios

Rhamphichthys pantherinus

speciesRhamphichthys pantherinus

Rhamphichthys apurensis

speciesRhamphichthys apurensis

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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 91701.