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Tamandua Knifefish (Orthosternarchus tamandua)
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Ecological Illustration of Tamandua Knifefish (Orthosternarchus tamandua)
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Apteronotidae

Tamandua Knifefish

Orthosternarchus tamandua

Apteronotid Fish of the Amazon Basin

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Tamandua Knifefish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 44 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Neotropical Knifefishes
Family
Apteronotidae
Genus
Orthosternarchus
Water type
Freshwater
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