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Steatogenys is a genus of gymnotiform knifefishes found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo river basins in tropical South America. [1] The widespread and common S. elegans is found in a wide range of habitats, from the shallow essentially static waters such as floodplain lakes to fast-flowing rivers as deep as 50 m (160 ft). [2]
Steatogenys elegans, the barred knifefish, is a species of Hypopomidae (bluntnose knifefishes) found in tropical South America. It is the type species of its genus. It is an electric fish found in a wide range of freshwater habitats in the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo river basins. [3] [4] It reaches almost 30 cm (1 ft) in total length. [3]
Stegostenopos cryptogenes is a species of bluntnose knifefish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Rio Negro basin. This species can reach a total length of up to 15 cm (5.9 in). [1]
The Duida grass finch (Emberizoides duidae) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. [1] It is endemic to Cerro Duida, a mountain in Venezuela, and is known only from specimens collected in 1928 and 1929. The population is nevertheless believed to be stable because of the remoteness of its range. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. [1]
Emberizoides duidae; Emberizoides ypiranganus; Emberizoides is a small genus of finch-like tanagers found in grassy areas in Central and South America. Taxonomy and ...
[1] [2] [4] They generally resemble the related Steatogenys, but are smaller, [5] reaching up to 5.9–12.2 cm (2.3–4.8 in) in total length depending on the exact species of Hypopygus. [6] The smallest is H. hoedemani, which is the second-smallest knifefish, [1] after Microsternarchus brevis. [7] They are nocturnal and feed on small ...
Duida woodcreeper Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae Genus: Lepidocolaptes Species: L. duidae Binomial name Lepidocolaptes duidae Zimmer, 1934 The Duida woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes duidae) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ...
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