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Rhamphichthyidae
Trompet knifefish
Rhamphichthys rostratus
Rhamphichthyid Fish of Freshwater Basins
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Elongated
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
LargeTrompet knifefish is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Rhamphichthyidae
- Genus
- Rhamphichthys
- Maximum length
- 100 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- South America: coastal rivers of northeastern South America.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
