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Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes)
Etymology: Rhabdolichops: Greek, rhabdos = stick + Greek, dolichos = long (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Franz Hermann ‘Fritz’ Troschel (1810–1882) was a German zoologist, malacologist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kaup.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Amazon River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 49.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39524)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lundberg, J.G. and F. Mago-Leccia, 1986. A review of Rhabdolichops (Gymnotiformes, Sternopygidae), a genus of South American freshwater fishes, with description of four new species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 138(1):53-85. (Ref. 9394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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