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Rhamphichthyidae
Morse Knifefish
Gymnorhamphichthys hypostomus
Rhamphichthyid Fish of the Orinoco Basin
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumMorse Knifefish is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Rhamphichthyidae
- Genus
- Gymnorhamphichthys
- Maximum length
- 21.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: upper Mamoré and Orinoco River basins.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
