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- In ostariophysan: Annotated classification
Family Rhamphichthyidae Body greatly compressed, scaled. Elephant-like snout, herbivorous, weak electrical powers. Size to 0.9 metre (about 3 feet). South and Central America. 3 genera, 12 species. Family Hypopomidae (bluntnose knifefishes) Teeth absent on oral jaws. Panama and South America. 7 genera, 16 species.
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