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Archolaemus
Sign in to saveArcholaemus is a genus of South American glass knifefishes, family Sternopygidae. They occur in fast-flowing sections of rivers, including rapids, in the Amazon, Tocantins, São Francisco and Araguari basins. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to about in total length. During the day they hide in rocky crevices, but during the night they are active and feed on small invertebrates such as aquatic insect larvae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderGymnotiformes
- FamilySternopygidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Sternopygidae
- Collections
- INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), MNHN, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MPEG, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Brasil, Guyane Francaise, Suriname, Atabapo, Inconnu
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sternopygidae
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- taxon name
- Archolaemus
- taxon rank
- genus
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Archolaemus is a genus of South American glass knifefishes, family Sternopygidae. They occur in fast-flowing sections of rivers, including rapids, in the Amazon, Tocantins, São Francisco and Araguari basins. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to about in total length. During the day they hide in rocky crevices, but during the night they are active and feed on small invertebrates such as aquatic insect larvae.
==Species== There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
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