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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Hypopomidae Bluntnose knifefishes

Genus: Microsternarchus

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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Microsternarchus bilineatus
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Photo by Cox Fernandes, C.

South America
Max. Length 5.3 cm TL
Microsternarchus brevis Cox Fernandes, Nogueira, Williston & Alves-Gomes, 2015

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Microsternarchus brevis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Microsternarchus bilineatus South America 12 TL 1968
Microsternarchus brevis South America 5.3 TL 2015



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