Platyurosternarchus

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Platyurosternarchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Order:
Family:
Apteronotidae
Genus:
Platyurosternarchus

Platyurosternarchus is a genus of ghost knifefishes found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo river basins in tropical South America.[1] They are medium-sized knifefish that reach up to 41.5 cm (16.3 in) in total length and have a relatively long, downwards-pointed tubular snout.[1] They are typically found in streams or near the shore of rivers, often among submerged tree trunks and branches over a leaf-covered bottom where they find their invertebrate prey.[1]

Species[]

There are two currently recognized species:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c David de Santana, C.; R.P. Vari (2009). "The South American Electric Fish Genus Platyurosternarchus (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae)". Copeia. 2009 (2): 233–244. doi:10.1643/ci-08-082. S2CID 83948178.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Platyurosternarchus in FishBase. October 2017 version.


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