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Rhamphichthyidae

Steatogenys ocellatus

Steatogenys ocellatus

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
40.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
South America: Lago Amaña and Lago Tefe in the Upper Amazon basin of Brazil and also from a single specimen from Rio Itaya, a tributary of the Rio Amazonas near Iquitos, Peru.
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