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| Scientific Name | Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Common Names | Banded Knifefish Gebänderter Messerfisch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | "America" [South America]. |
| Synonym(s) | Carapus fasciatus, Carapus macrourus, Giton fasciatus, Gymnotum album, Gymnotum fasciatum, Gymnotus albus, Gymnotus brachiurus, Gymnotus carapus, Gymnotus fasciatus, Gymnotus putaol, Sternopygus carapo, Sternopygus carapus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 600mm or 23.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central and South America: southern Mexico, Paraguay and Argentina, including Trinidad. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 246 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| 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:8.104.879.5011 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 10:20) |