Knife Fish Species?

scottsbt1690

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can anyone tell me what the sizes and temperaments of all the different species of knife there are?, really like them but dont want to keep any that get way too big and eat my flock!!

scott
 
Heres a list of all the knfefish I know of the rest is up to you
KNIFEFISH
African knifefishes
Gymnarchus niloticus – Nile knife/Aba Aba knife (Africa - nile river)36''
Papyrocranus Afer – African featherback/reticule knife/marbled knife (Africa)
Xenomystus Nigri – African (brown) knife (Africa) 8''
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Asian knifefishes
Chitala blanci - royal knife (Asia)24''
Chitala Chitala – clown knife/featherback/thousand dollar knife (Asia)24"
Chitala Lopis - Giant Featherback (Asia)
Notopterus Notopterus – Asian knife/Asiatic knife/Bronze featherback (Asia) 12"
Papyrocranus congoensis - (Asia)

South American Knifefishes-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Apteronotus Anas Eigenmann – dragon knife/dolphin knife/duck head
Apteronotus Albinfrons – black ghost knife 22"
Apteronotus leptorhynchus – chocolate ghost knife/ brown ghost knife
Brachyhypopomus brevirostris - bluntnose knife*
Brachyhypopomus occidentalis - bluntnose knife*
Cryptops Humboldtii – glass knife/green knife
Eigenmannia virescens - glass knife/Green knife 18"(m)-10"(f)
Electrophorus electricus - electric eel 60"/
Gymnotus Anguillaris – Anaconda knife/Eel Knife 26"
Gymnotus Carapo – Carapo knife/banded knife/Zebra knife/eel knife 26"
Gymnotus tigre - Tiger knife26"
Gymnorhamphichthys rondoni - themometer knife/mousetailed knife/zebra longnose/sand knife 6"
Hypopomus Artedi - Artedi knife
Hypopygus lepturus - dwarf knife
Magosternarchus duccis - duke's channel knife
Oedemognathus exodon - tooth-lip knife
Orthosternarchus tamandua – white knife/albino knife/pink knife/trumpet knife/tamandua tube-snout knife/blind tubesnout
Rhamphichthys rostratus - trumpet knife/Ossa knife/marbled trumpet knife
Steatogenys Duidae - Mottled knife/Round-Headed knife 8"
Steatogenys Elegans – centipede knife/elegant knife/caterpillar knife/barred knife
sternarchus sp – blue knife
Sternopygus macrurus - longnosed knife
Sternarchorhamphus Oxyraynchus - elephant nosed knife (2nd Sp.)
Sternarchorhynchus curvirostris - trunked knife/elephant-nosed knife
Sternarchorhynchus oxyrhynchus - thin-nosed tube-snouted knife
Sternopygys macrurus - gold line knife/white line knife/long-tailed knife
 
I have an african Knife and I love the thing. It behaves nicely. I recommend it except when you have smaller fish and shrimp. Mine never seems to stop being active
 

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