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| Scientific Name | Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes, 1836) |
| Common Names | Glass Knife-fish Green Knife-fish, Grüner Messerfisch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | South America [probably the Río de La Plata]. |
| Synonym(s) | Eigenmannia lineata, Sternachus virescens, Sternarchus virescens, Sternatchus virescens, Sternopygus lineatus, Sternopygus tumifrons |
| Pronunciation | EYE ghen MAN ee ah. |
| Etymology | Eigenmannia: From Eigenmann, 1910, researcher of faunistic studies. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: widely distributed east of the Andes from the Orinoco to the La Plata River basins. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale, pp Pl. 13 (fig. 2). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:8.95.871.4997 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 09:50) |