Hypopygus lepturus
Species of fish
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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]
| Hypopygus lepturus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gymnotiformes |
| Family: | Rhamphichthyidae |
| Genus: | Hypopygus |
| Species: | H. lepturus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypopygus lepturus Hoedeman, 1962 | |
