Hypopygus lepturus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gymnotiformes |
Family: | Rhamphichthyidae |
Genus: | Hypopygus |
Species: | H. lepturus |
Binomial name | |
Hypopygus lepturus Hoedeman, 1962 | |
Hypopygus lepturus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Rhamphichthyidae, the sand knifefishes. [2] This species is found in South America and is occasionally kept as an aquarium fish. [3] It lives in freshwater and grows up to 10 centimeters long. [4]