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Apteronotus (Ghost knifefish)

Synonyms: Apternarchus; Sternachus; Sternarchus; Ubidia

Wikipedia Abstract

Apteronotus is a genus of weakly electric knifefish in the family Apteronotidae, distinguished by the presence of a tiny caudal fin. This genus is restricted to South America.
View Wikipedia Record: Apteronotus

Species

Apteronotus acidops
Apteronotus albifrons (Black ghost)
Apteronotus anu
Apteronotus apurensis (Ghost knifefish)
Apteronotus baniwa
Apteronotus bonapartii (Ghost knifefish)
Apteronotus brasiliensis (Ghost knifefish)
Apteronotus camposdapazi
Apteronotus caudimaculosus
Apteronotus cuchillejo
Apteronotus cuchillo (Ghost knifefish)
Apteronotus ellisi
Apteronotus eschmeyeri
Apteronotus ferrarisi
Apteronotus galvisi
Apteronotus jurubidae (Ghost knifefish)
Apteronotus leptorhynchus (Brown ghost knifefish)
Apteronotus lindalvae
Apteronotus macrolepis
Apteronotus macrostomus (Ghost knifefish)
Apteronotus magdalenensis
Apteronotus magoi
Apteronotus mariae (Ghost knifefish)
Apteronotus milesi
Apteronotus paranaensis
Apteronotus pemon
Apteronotus quilombola
Apteronotus rostratus (Ghost knifefish)
Apteronotus spurrellii (Ghost knifefish) (Vulnerable)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0