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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) >
Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes)
Etymology: Rhabdolichops: Greek, rhabdos = stick + Greek, dolichos = long (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Michel Jégu is an ichthyologist at ORSTOM (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique d’Outre-Mer), presently based at the Marseille office (2017). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Maroni River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38361)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Anal soft rays: 165 - 190; Vertebrae: 72 - 86. dorsal, caudal and pelvic fins absent; 0-4 electrocytes rows, eye diameter 16.3 to 22.9 times in head length; body color grey, slightly translucent, with a darker dorsum and hyaline fins.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Keith, P. and F.J. Meunier, 2000. Rhabdolichops jegui, une nouvelle espèce de Sternopygidae (Gymnotiformes) de Guyane française. Cybium 24(4):401-410. (Ref. 38361)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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