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Rhamphichthyidae (Sand knifefishes)
Etymology: Rhamphichthys: Greek, rhamphos = bill, peak + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Carlos Hahn was an Argentine aquarist who collected specimens in the Corrientes area, where he lived. He and the author had a long-standing relationship and correspondence. The holotype of the catfish species came from Hahn’s collection. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Temperate
South America: Paraná River basin (Ref. 30500). Reported from the Uruguay River (Ref. 79585).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.7 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 30500)
Reported to reach 70 cm TL (Ref. 81048).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Campos-da-Paz, R. and H.-J. Paepke, 1994. On Sternarchorhamphus hahni, a member of the rhamphichthyid genus Rhamphichthys (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 5(2):155-159. (Ref. 30500)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00269 (0.00105 - 0.00688), b=3.07 (2.85 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).
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