Banded knifefish

Banded knifefish

Taxobox
name = Banded knifefish
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Gymnotiformes
subordo = Gymnotoidei
familia = Gymnotidae
genus = "Gymnotus"
species = "G. carapo"
binomial = "Gymnotus carapo"
binomial_authority = L., 1758

The Banded knifefish ("Gymnotus carapo") is a knifefish native to South America.

Physical characteristics

The banded knifefish is gray fish with a band of large black spots outlined with yellow on either side. they can get up to 60 cm (about 24 in.) long.

Range and habitat

The banded knifefish lives in lakes and streams in virtually all of South America except for Chile. They also are native to Trinidad.

Behavior

Banded knifefish have the capability of generating weak electric charges.

Diet

Banded knifefish eat benthos, such as plants, arthropods, detritus, mollusks, worms and small fish.fishbase.org [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=10915] ; Accessed 5/2/07]

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