I presume you are talking about the african brown knife fish, a distant relative of the black ghost knife which comes from south america. They are more aggressive than black ghosts and and will eat smaller fish out of prefference unlike the BGK which is a oppertunist piscavor. They grow to around 12" and should be kept with other large semi aggressive tankmates (but not cichlids). They are not rare but since they are not as commonly seen in shops as other more attractive knife fishes.