CLOWN KNIFEFISH

The Clown Knife fish, also known as Spotted Knife fish or Clown Featherback, is a nocturnal, tropical freshwater fish with a long, very distinct knife-like body that gives these fish their name. Adult Knife fish also have a row of black spots ringed with white. The size of these spots usually decreases as the fifish grows.

This species grows to a fairly large size, up to a little more than 3 feet and can weigh up to 11 pounds in the wild.

They normally hunt live prey and will attempt to eat any fish that fits into their mouths.​

Since these fish usually live in swamps or lakes with stagnant water and little oxygen, they can breathe air at the surface of the water to survive.​

LEAST CONCERN (LC):
Less likely to become endangered anything soon.