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Belonidae
Guianan Needlefish
Potamorrhaphis guianensis
Belonid Fish from the Orinoco Basin
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
MediumGuianan Needlefish is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Belonidae
- Genus
- Potamorrhaphis
- Maximum length
- 29.1 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins, and the Guianas.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
