Sternarchella

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Sternarchella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Gymnotiformes
Family:
Apteronotidae
Genus:
Sternarchella

Type species
Sternarchus schotti
Steindachner, 1868

Sternarchella, the bulldog knifefish, is a genus of ghost knifefishes found at depths of 2–50 m (7–164 ft) in the main channel of large rivers in South America.[1][2] Most are from the Amazon basin, but S. orthos is found both in the Amazon and Orinoco, S. orinoco is restricted to the Orinoco and S. curvioperculata restricted to the upper Paraná basin (however, the last species likely belongs in another genus, possibly Apteronotus).[2][3] They are often common in their habitat.[1][4]

They have a blunt or pointed snout (none have the greatly elongated snout found in some other knifefish), reduced pigmentation and reach up to 18.5–40.5 cm (7–16 in) in total length depending on the species.[1][2][5] They feed on invertebrates and small fish.[1]

Species[]

The following species are currently placed in this genus.[3][5] Two species that formerly comprised their own genus Magosternarchus were recently included in Sternarchella[2][3][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 329. ISBN 978-0691170749.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Evans, K.M.; W.G.R. Crampton; J.S. Albert (2017). "Taxonomic revision of the deep channel electric fish genus Sternarchella (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae), with descriptions of two new species". Neotropical Ichthyology. 15 (2): e160168. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20160168.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Eschmeyer, W.N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan (7 May 2018). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Lundberg, J.G., Cox Fernandes, C., Campos-Da-Paz, R. & Sullivan, J.P. (2013): Sternarchella calhamazon n. sp., the Amazon’s most abundant species of apteronotid electric fish, with a note on the taxonomic status of Sternarchus capanemae Steindachner, 1868 (Gymnotiformes, Apteronotidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 162: 157-173.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Sternarchella in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  6. ^ Ferraris Jr, C.J.; C.D. de Santana; R.P. Vari (2017). "Checklist of Gymnotiformes (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi) and catalogue of primary types". Neotrop. Ichthyol. 15 (1). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20160067.


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