Sternopygidae

8 species in this family

The Sternopygidae family includes 8 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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Eigenmannia macrops

Eigenmannia macrops

Sternopygidae

Glass Knife Fish

Eigenmannia virescens

Sternopygidae

Glass knifefish (Sternopygus aequilabiatus)

Sternopygidae

Glass knifefish (Sternopygus astrabes)

Sternopygidae

Glass knifefish (Rhabdolichops eastwardi)

Sternopygidae

Glass knifefish (Distocyclus conirostris)

Sternopygidae

Humboldt's glass knifefish

Eigenmannia humboldtii

Sternopygidae

Longtail knifefish

Sternopygus macrurus

Sternopygidae