Hypopomidae

7 species in this family

The Hypopomidae family includes 7 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

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Artedi's bluntnose knifefish

Hypopomus artedi

Hypopomidae

Barred knifefish

Steatogenys elegans

Hypopomidae

Bluntnose knifefish (Brachyhypopomus beebei)

Hypopomidae

Bluntnose knifefish (Brachyhypopomus brevirostris)

Hypopomidae

Dwarf knifefish

Hypopygus lepturus

Hypopomidae

Tail-fin knifefish

Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus

Hypopomidae

Twoline knifefish

Microsternarchus bilineatus

Hypopomidae