Rhabdolichops jegui Keith & Meunier, 2000

Family:  Sternopygidae (Glass knifefishes)
Max. size:  31.9 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Maroni River basin.
Diagnosis:  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.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 14 December 2022 (B1a+2a; D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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