Megadontognathus
| Megadontognathus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Order: | |
| Family: | Apteronotidae
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| Genus: | Megadontognathus Mago-Leccia, 1994
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Megadontognathus is a genus of ghost knifefishes found in river rapids in tropical South America. They are brown with a stubby snout and reach about 20–25 cm (8–10 in) in total length.[1]
Species[]
There are currently two described species in this genus:[2]
- Mago-Leccia, 1994
- , 1999
References[]
- ^ van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0691170749.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Megadontognathus in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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Categories:
- Apteronotidae
- Fish of South America
- Freshwater fish genera
- Taxa named by Francisco Mago Leccia
- Ray-finned fish stubs